My wife and I have three houses that we rent out. This journey started about 10 years ago. We have 15-year mortgages on these. The houses are worth about $800K (TX). We are very happy with how these houses appreciated...

I have had the opportunity to find and work with some of the best property managers (after many years) for our current properties. Over the years we have gone from me just treating them like just a service I hired to ...

How will the actual crisis impact the real estate market in your opinion?
The fact is that , justified or not, the crisis has already hit many businesses including hospitality & tourism, transportation, financial...

As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...

I've been thinking what people would do (or rather, what's the best thing to do) when they receive a lump sum of money for whatever reason.
Would you...
1. Pay off your primary residence (90-100%), and invest the re...

Does anyone own vacation rentals in the Poconos, if so how is that going, would you recommend investing there?

I've been hardcore looking for buy and hold properties and fix and flip properties all over the country. 
You're talking Colorado, Ohio, Texas, everywhere. 
And I talk to these realtors and they are like I'm the per...

Just thought I’d write a few words as a counterpoint to the trending post.I own and self-manage 5 properties. I have had rent collection issues but never had to evict anyone, nor have I lost even a month’s rent. But...

Hey BP,I live in San Diego, CA and would like to invest out of state. I like the idea of investing OOS because it means my investments will have to be passive and it gives me the whole country to choose from. The down...