Alright experienced flippers that are kind enough to partner with newbies - how much information do you want from a potential newbie partner when they're pitching a lead on an off-market deal from a motivated sller, i...

Hello BP,

I'm new to the site, and as a matter of fact this will be my introductory post!
I'm very interested in RE, and wanted to start out by buying a duplex, so I could live in half and rent out the other. I'm cu...

Good evening everyone,

I looked around on a couple of threads posted on this site, but didn't quite get the answer I was looking for, so I figured I'd just ask here! (Sorry if this has been asked a thousand t...

I just recently listed my home for rent.  This will be my first time being a landlord.  In my ad for the rental, I set some guidelines that should help weed out some undesirable tenants.  The criteria I listed is Firs...

I thought it may be useful if I shared some of the biggest mistakes I made as a real estate investor, and hopefully you can learn from my mistakes. You hear a lot of gurus say “my blood is all over this material”, and...

I work with a handyman guy who has general liability insurance but I don't think he has worker's comp. What am I exposing myself to liability wise? He does all sorts of interior and exterior work and inspect homes for...

I am moving and renting out my condo ($2700/month) in the San Francisco Bay Area. A prospective applicant asked me prior to viewing the property whether they can pay their security deposit (1.5 rent) in 4 installments...

Hello, I am a new investor. I’m currently house hacking my residence but I don’t have my first actual rental yet. I’m looking at a triplex right now. It is for sale for $80,000. And I’m told the owner is getting $2,00...

I recently had a mold investigator take air samples from some bedrooms a tenant was complaining about.  The results showed that there was an elevated presence of allergenic molds. No black molds.  The levels that were...

A friend of mine owns a home that is going into foreclosure. It would appear that when the last appraisal was done, a vacant parcel that she also owns was taken into consideration to reach the appraised value. This ...