I recently paid off my home and i am interested in purchasing another home/duplex for the rental income. Banks are telling me that because i own a home i would have to pay 20-25% for the down payment because it would ...

I’m in San Diego. My goal with purchasing a property is to reduce my rent to 2k or less/month while starting my real estate portfolio.  I plan to hold the property indefinitely and to eventually refinance it for a dow...

Been exposed to the idea of using a turnkey provider for out-state/out-of-market investing vs. venturing out on my own*.

Just wondering the following:

Pros (e.g., less headaches)
Cons (e.g., ea...

I am rehabbing this 1st property.  Part of closing negotiations was that they replace the breaker box.  They hired a professional electrician who installed a 125 amp breaker box.  It looks like they did a very good jo...

Since CA doesn't seem like a very efficient option, I've taken to exploring my options out of state. Just from browsing the forums it seems many members recommend places like TX, GA, AZ, Vegas etc. However,  I thought...

Hi bp,

If I have $175k to invest in a property, where should I buy? Kansas city? Atlanta? Denver? Dallas? Please advise and tell me which city is best and shy?

Thanks, Hang

Aloha everyone! I'm new to BP. I have been working as a Registered Nurse for 5 years at a hospital and my wife is a social worker for an insurance company who works mostly from home. If there is one thing I realized s...

Hello everyone -
I'm hoping to get some general input on what I should do with one of my rental properties (eg, do you think the amount of equity I have would perform better in a different investment). Also, what cal...

I'll try to keep this brief.  I have a rental property in Charlotte, NC and the gas fireplace hasn't worked for awhile.  While my property manager was in the process of getting an estimate, the tenant (without approva...

I'm in Wisconsin and I have a tenant that will be moving out of apartment in a few days.  As we get closer to them leaving they are getting more hostile and keep threating legal action unless they get 100% of security...