I've spent a good (bad) part of this evening reading about the nightmares that can result from not pulling permits, crazy inspectors, pulling permits and opening a can of worms etc...My question is...how long to do yo...

Just received a personal message from a guest who just checked in last night. They said everything looks nice except the toilets are dirty and there is hair in the bathrooms.  There were also clothes left over from a ...

Hey BP family, Can somebody recommend a good course or program for commercial investing?

I have a perspective tenant who looks good on paper. He's already revealed a past bankruptcy and explained how it came about (his employer was located in the WTC and when it went down, the business folded. He tried ...

I know it's been posted before but I'm hoping for a few eyes on my personal analysis of a property I'm looking at. A BP Colleague has been graciously dealing with my berating of questions (Thank you, Tyson!) but I was...

Hi everyone!  My first post on BP. First off, I want to thank everyone contributing to the forum. It's amazing to see everyone being so generous with their time, knowledge, and advice. I have been reading many of the ...

Just a warning. Recently lost a $700 booking. The guest had only one 3 star rating and it auto accepted her. I now have changed it to manual approval it is a lesson learned. So first day she arrives she calls me and s...

Would it be best for my first deal to be though a FHA Loan Or with a Conventional Bank Loan? I know with a FHA Loan I would have to live in the property for a certain amount of time, plus the Down payment is lower 3.5...

Hi Everyone,

I have yet to do my first real estate deal, however I really want to purchase a fourplex to get my feet wet. My plan is to get an FHA loan so that I only need to put down 3.5% and live in one of...

this may be a dumb question. do I need my real estate licence to wholesale and flip houses? if not would it be a good idea to get it anyways?