This is a flip I'm having a hard time selling. It lacks curb appeal. What do you suggest? What do you think of these ideas:

- Small bench on the porch

- Paint the white vinyl siding a tan color (I wa...

Hello, just wanted to get some feedback from the forum on this issue. A tenant contacted me and said she has two Yellow Jacket nests beneath the roof of a carport on the premise. First off, I'd like to know if I'm res...

I recently attended a bootcamp where one of the speakers was a tax guy. He was apoplectic when he talked about CPAs who set up clients in LLCs with an S-corp tax election in part to save on self-employment taxes. Swea...

Analyzing a few 5+ unit deals in an ultra small market, where even local commercial brokers and lenders say “we don’t really use market cap rates, we just order a third party appraisal” to determine value. I have “ac...

I'm under contract to buy a fixer-upper in a historic neighborhood, and can't figure out what would be best for exterior paint colors and general curb appeal. I'll be ripping out the overgrown shrub, replacing the ...

Price:$14,240,000 No. Units:178 Building Size:183,648 SF Price/Unit:$80,000 Property Type:Multi family Property Sub-type:Garden/Low-Rise Property Use Type:Investment Cap Rate:8%Occupancy:94%No. Stories:2 Year Built...

Here in the Central Florida market, things are shaping up for prices to take another dip. Inventory is rising and demand is slowing down noticeably. I have a goal of buying my first buy and hold by February 2011 (I've...

Today my daughter Ashlyn closed on her first property at 9-years-old.  Our attorney created a partnership agreement for our LLC with my daughter and I as partners (with me as managing partner - giving me the authority...

Hello BP,
New investor here, looking for local advise on the residential rental market in the Ogden, Utah area?
My wife and I have been doing research to determine the best place for us to start buying rentals to...

Hi BP,

I'm looking for a cheap video surveillance option to keep an eye on my rental property. This was a request of a tenant who had her vehicle stolen from the driveway, and something I want to do to ensure my ten...