I started the house hacking thing starting back in 2013 and bought a duplex for $67,500. It rents for $1400 a month and has nearly doubled in value. In 2014 I bought another duplex for $130k. It will rent for $1900, b...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $660,000

Cash invested: $50,000

Closed on new construction that I house hack, triplex, under VA 30 year fixe...

For those managing properties, what's important to you when it comes to your laptop? Do you have memory or storage space minimums? I'm looking at MacBooks, and I imagine those would meet my needs well, but they can be...

Hello BP Family!
So I'm closing on my first rental and plan on aggressively scaling in the next few years and beyond and am looking for a little advice from some experienced investors here at BP. I will be turning th...

I've been looking for properties for months and finally found an investment with a great return. My offer was accepted and we just finished the inspection. The owners of the property are married and have the propert...

Hi everyone, we are in the process of looking for a new cleaner for one of our STR's and the cleaner said they prefer to use their own homemade cleaning supplies...vinegar and water, orange water etc..  Does anyone he...

I made an offer on a short sale two flat in Chicago.  After a few months, I have just received a counter-offer.  The counter offer came from "Fannie Mae Homepath Short Sales".  Is there any special financing available...

I had the floors in my rental replaced less than 5 years ago. My tenant recently submitted a maintenance request for a small area by the fridge where the floor is warping and said small droplets of water were in betwe...

Hey BPers! I've been thinking a lot about hitting the road and traveling once we are empty nesters and I've been looking at RV's.  The depreciation is horrifying!  It's a house that I'll lose money on!!!Do any of you ...

I bought a house in dec' 11 (3 months ago) convention 20% down. The loan amount is 207 the house purchased for 260. My 2009 tax shows 30k profit and 2010 shows 50k profit, self employed. My monthly mortgage is $1800 ...