Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it.  We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...

I have been listening and reading about this “infinity banking concept” and found it really interesting. Anybody currently using this? Pros and cons?

Just under a month ago, I closed on a 4plex in (East) Oakland, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a HomePath property that had been on the market for just over 6 months, and was able to squeeze in with a convent...

Any questions from new investors?  I'd love to answer all your questions.

When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...

I have been inspired by the podcasts and insight on BP and appreciate how a LONG-TERM buy and hold approach (my niche and strategy) can lead to quite significant 'passive' income streams over time. I also understa...

Aloha BP!  So I finally closed on my first rental property on Friday, December 22 after nearly 15 months of educating myself with content from books, YouTube videos and podcasts.   The property is a small multi-family...

I know that the consensus is that "due on sale" is almost never triggered in the real world.

However if someone locked in at a historically low interest rate today and then deeded the property to an LLC (or some oth...

I have a unit in a tri-plex that is available to rent. I had a tenant call to see the property. Everything seemed good, they looked good and showed up on time to the showing. The only problem is when I sent them over ...

Sorry, this is more venting than anything else but I'm curious if anyone else has had similar experiences...Our first realtor wasn't that great, particularly on communication and actually submitting offers (although w...