I am lucky enough to have the house next door to my residence become available at a good price. I have been fixing it up since June. One thing I have noticed is that I am constantly going back to my garage for a too...

Hey everyone I just wanted to share our first full house flip in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. The before and after pictures are the exact photos used for the listing when we bought it and our picutres we used t...

Hey BP,I'm hoping someone has experience in fixing clogged parking lot drains.  I bought 2 4 unit properties that share a parking lot and at the time I bought it I didn't realize that the drain was clogged.  Apparentl...

Hello, I am fairly new to real estate investing and i want to believe im in a prime situation to start. I am a contractor overseas (Germany) and as a network engineer for the DOD i will be working at Military bases. A...

Add this to the stories of nightmare tenants...My tenant was late on rent payments month after month. She ends up writing two bad checks in July, and not paying at all in August, then blocking my phone number. I evi...

I've been talking with my county assessor's office about getting a list of absentee owners.

Their price is $80 for out-of-state owners (it'd be double that to include in-state absentee owners), but they'll filter any...

Bought a 10 year old manufactured home 20 days ago. Inspection was done prior to closing, showed no ac/heat issues. Once we got into the house, we noticed the ac wasn't cooling to temp. The seller included a home warr...

One of the things I LOVE about real estate investing is how optimistic, creative and cheery everyone is. Generally, you don't get a lot of excuse makers in this business. However, I know we all have really bad days an...

Bought a house in probate recently for a good price. It appeared that about 30% of the crawlspace under the house was inaccessible. Theory was there was a hatch under the carpet somewhere that could get you in, but di...

Hey all couple of questions.
I have posted about Vermont investing a good amount and have yet to buy an investment property. I’m looking in St.albans and Swanton for the most part. It is seeming very hard to find any ...