I was browsing some properties and a few seemed like they had good potential to be fixed up, but they are in pretty terrible neighborhoods.  I'd be curious to hear about anyone's experiences renting out in bad areas o...

I'm actually a banker and had a trust attorney stump me yesterday. He asked why banks do not lend anymore to irrevocable trusts and I knew the answer was "no" (at least at the ones I've worked for) but didn't really k...

I'm looking at a two family to purchase in a well-kept neighborhood that is a few blocks away from a rougher neighborhood. The deal is over a 2% deal, more like 2.3% with a strong renters community. My agent used to o...

Anyone have an opinion on buying investment properties in Pittsburgh? I've read good things but would like the unbiased opinions of others. Any suggestions on specific neighborhoods would be appreciated. I live in t...

I have a good tenant whom I just collected the Depot to Hold money. Property is available ASAP. They would like to sign the lease and handover keys on the 26th of March 2023. So the lease start date would be the 26th....

I am a new investor looking to buy a 60 year old home that was recently renovated. Has good bones with some typical 60 year old home problems. It is right across the street from a growing, small university. Been on th...

Hey BP nation, I have a question and could use some advice. I am an architect, designer and project manager with over 25 years in the business. I have owned rental property, flipped a few house in NJ. I am now current...

So I was having a conversation with my wife last night about a potential rental property and we came to a fork in the road: If you were going to purchase a unit to rent, and the property needed some light cosmetic wor...

I just noticed this on Zillow and I bet someone on here might be interested in a flip:http://u.zillow.com/p3K0fV/I'm posting this because I live near this listing which could make it relatively convenient for me to pa...

I have a duplex I self manage where the tenants are not getting along.  There has been petty stuff for a while that I've tried to stay out of.  It sounds like it reached a boiling point on Saturday night.  Lower level...