Hey BP. I am looking at a duplex for my first home (to start by house hacking). Is there a primer anywhere on how to properly limit my liability or how to make sure that I have adequate insurance as a landlord? From w...

So I find myself here again in a tough situation . So when I talk to a lending company, everyone states that what I'm looking to lend ($72,500) is to low for the company to lend. So they say they have another sister c...

Will the government shutdown affect section 8 rent payment or lease renewals in illinois (CHA or HACC). Appreciate any insight or perspective regarding this potential issue. Thanks

I am a 23 year old REI in KC, MO. Currently I am house hacking a SFH. I used a conventional 3% down and financed 97% of the purchase. I am looking to build my rental portfolio and would love to obtain a duplex-quadple...

Do any of you like rain showers? The shower head in the middle of the ceiling?

I have a new rental with a rain shower and I personally never liked it but heard a few people say it may be popular to female te...

BP,I am struggling on whether or not I should raise rents on about 20-25 units out of my portfolio. Where I'm located (southern state of IL) rents have kind of tapered a bit, and I realize how tough it is out there ri...

I'll start out by saying I'm not trying to debate the merits of the "50% guideline." For various reasons, that guideline will not work for me. I don't know what is included/excluded in that value, and every time it is...

I am nervous about my first deal and need some advice. I want to buy and hold a triplex in florida.  Here are the details:  Three units.  One 3/2 and two 2/1.
$245,000 price.  25% down.  $3000 closing costs.  4.5 % ...

Several months ago I posted about Austrian Economics & hard assets & preparing your real estate business for recessions big & small. It stayed on top of the thread wall for a week & got hundreds of res...

I’ve heard that people lose everything when they’re overleveraged. When would you say people lose their shirt in RE investing, when debt to equity ratios are to high or when their debt to cash reserve ratios are too h...