Hi BP Community ! I am a first time landlord and bought a duplex in Oakland. Each unit already has 3-4 tenants in there, some on the existing lease and some not. There is one long term tenant who subleases to other fr...

Hello fellow investors,I have made a decision to quit my 95K/YR job in January ’19 and move to do full time rehabs, I will have about 350K cash of my own and my living expenses are about $1800. I plan to buy in the Ch...

i am new to real estate investing, I actually have not even done a deal yet. This is something that I have been pondering for some time now.  I often see people do jobs and get paid "under the table". To be honest, I ...

Hi I'm doing a rehab and pulled out walls of a load bearing hallway to combine two bedrooms to a master suite. Problem is a few things, the floor upstairs feels like a trampoline because the old owner who had built th...

Had a roofing contractor come to property with insurance adjuster to assess roofing problem. I had one contractor come and give a quote beforehand the adjuster came in under what the initial contractor had given fo...

Alright, I'm going to try this deal diary thing out.  I'm one of those people who likes to have everything wrapped up so I can post a success story but this should be a fun process to go through so I'll bring you alon...

Purchased property in august 2018 as an owner occupant with a HUD NHHFA loan. the property is a 3 unit. I inherited a scum bag tenant that lived in the property for 17 years who destroyed the apartment with all his am...

I have been doing this for a long time and these are the worst. Animals hoarders (two with three kids), have done same thing three times in five years, should be a support group for landlords, lawyers, psychiatrist...

I see a lot of discussions about investing in Austin, TX MSA, in a very hot market - currently with most properties selling 20%-25%+ over asking with nearly all contingencies waived, waiving inspections, cash or with ...

Hi, I'm fairly new to BP. I wanted to know what are your views and perspectives on sweat equity if you know how to do all of the work yourself ? Would you hire a contractor to do so ?