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Benjamin Lenz Why you shouldn't build a Jr. ADU in California
10 April 2024 | 59 replies

For those of you who live in California, you may think you can "Triplex" your home by tacking on an ADU and Jr. ADU to your existing dwelling. From what I've gathered (at least in my city), the truth is that you CAN d...

James Sinclair Wholesaling (Against the Law?)
26 June 2016 | 86 replies

I have not wholesaled a house and finding one that would make a acceptable deal, for a buyer, is very difficult in our area.  I have done two fix and flips and they are a lot of work and a fair amount of risk as well....

Matthew B. Getting City Permits and Doing the Work Yourself
20 September 2017 | 85 replies

I have two duplexes that need the windows replaced. Me and my Dad are planning on doing the work ourselves since we know how to do it and we can save a substantial amount of money. The problem is getting a permit from...

Farakh Zaman Should I give up on buy and hold?
24 May 2017 | 133 replies

So we've spent the last 7 months looking at deals daily.  We have run the calculator on this site to the point I don't even need to think to put in the numbers...but literally nothing has panned out.  5 cities, 600+ p...

Jeff Brower My first Duplex- FHA House Hack Case Study with Tips
18 January 2022 | 248 replies

I have now been living in my FHA-purchased duplex for 6 months, and I wanted to share the story to encourage those who have been waiting on the sidelines stuck trying to figure out how to get started. If you read the ...

Cameron Riley Moved in a Tenant who has little kids... READ!!!!
26 June 2021 | 97 replies

Took a chance on a young lady with 4 kids, as many landlords know, kids can be very detrimental to a property. A large percentage of landlords discriminate against children in the application process... I decided not ...

J. Martin 2013 Mistakes/Failures & Lessons Learned - Spill your guts!
5 October 2015 | 49 replies

I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...

Paul C. Longtime Landlords: All it's cracked up to be?
4 December 2013 | 30 replies

I've only been buying and renting SFRs for just under 2 years, but so far the experience has been pretty good. I've been able to acquire several properties with an average unlevered yield of 8%. That's based on t...

Craig Drummond My Very First Flip Just Went Live on MLS
2 March 2019 | 127 replies

Hello investing friends! My very first "flip" went live on MLS today. What a great learning experience and it was definitely very different than what I've seen on HGTV. :) Nonetheless I LOVED the process.Before/after ...