My business partner and I plan to start a small home renovation business on the side. The reason the idea came up was the fact that we are both interested in real estate investing and believe building handyman skills ...

Hello Everyone,I understand that reinvesting back into your portfolio will help your business in the long run but what income do you live off of in the meantime? What is a good balance for living off of cash-flow vs r...

Experienced Investors!!!!I will have about $50,000 saved up by January and I am anxious and ambitious to get started. I am open to start my Real Estate investment career anywhere in the country utilizing whatever mean...

Hello All,I've been thinking about investing in a short term rental. Some place that I can reasonably visit myself if need be on a weekend. I live in the Bay Area and have been focusing on regions outside Yosemite nat...

I'm not a big fan of leasing a car and never have.   As a real estate investor, leasing can be a negative on our credit score and it probably affects our debt/income ratio too.  I usually pay cash for my cars so I nev...

Have you ever had an issue with getting an itemized estimate from a contractor? I'm beginning to vet contractors and am having an issue finding a contractor that will give me an itemized quote. Any recommendations wil...

I had some friends help demo a property and I paid them cash (around $1,000 total). Is this something I am able to write off? Would I need to issue a 1099 for this? Not sure how this works and would appreciate the adv...

I'm interested in investing in cheaper properties for Section 8 buy & hold, and the numbers/inventory are almost suspiciously attractive in Detroit, MI.
A lot of BP posts and threads, as well as a few google sear...

Hey BP family,
My wife and I identified a potential home that we are interested in rehabbing. We got an initial ballpark bid from a contractor of around 20k worth of work but after the inspection, there were a few it...