Hello friends,
I am currently under contract with my first STR in northern Michigan. The location we chose will be a 4 season rental (skiing, snowmobiling, boating, fishing, golfing) with lake/dock access. Our offer ...

Good evening BP. My wife and I are very carefully and cautiously considering purchasing a rental unit. We've been very diligent about saving up for retirement and now that we have a good amount of cash on hand, I'm ex...

Hi Everyone!I am closing on a property next month that I plan to rent as an Airbnb. Looking for any tips from other Airbnb hosts about what technology is essential vs just nice to have. What has made your life easier?...

Hey everyone. I've had a duplex for the last 5 months in a C/C+ area. Original numbers and inspection report made it look like on paper that I would be cash flowing after raising rents to market rents but month after ...

Had dinner one night last week with another guy who has had rentals for about 15 years and naturally the topic turned to deadbeats and why it's not their fault that they don't have the rent. The following is a compila...

I'm curious what the experiences other investors have had when it comes to banks verifying owner occupancy.  I have a friend who said that they never checked but I'm curious if anyone has had any experience (good and ...

Hello, I am 21 and am on the leadership board of my college's real estate club for the past year. I learned a lot about the opportunity of investing out of state since I go to school and live on the West Coast and hou...

Earlier this summer, my wife and I bought an older city town home that we renovated lightly (updated bathroom and kitchen), within a reasonable budget. We ran into a 2 month setback with our first contractor and decid...

My kitchen is ugly, dark, and outdated. So is the rest of my house sort of.. with the exception of the dark part. The kitchen is the worst though... wood paneling, ugly colored door and window frame paint, some 70s-st...

Hi BP colleagues!I'm relocating to Baltimore from Los Angeles in June/July and I found a triplex online that I've fallen for. It is:
in the exact neighborhood I want
in the sweet spot of my price range
the first-floor...