I am 23 years old in NYC. I work as maintenance superintendent at a commercial building (about 80 000 sq ft) (4 years experience).So I love working in the Real Estate industry, And my goal is to start investing.But I ...

Hello BP,I just got word from my tenant that her gas/light bill was $500 this month!  I know it has been cold this past month but I think that is way too high. I did go by to look at a few things last month and notice...

Looking for advice. I have a 4 unit in Lower Michigan which has 3 of the 4 units on the same hvac system. I am looking to split the utilities to tenant paid & exploring either a mini-split or baseboard system. The...

I'm past the biggest hurdle to getting started:  Belief.The second hurdle, I understand is taking action, which I'm past.  Speaking to Mortgage specialist, Real Estate agent on board, and lining up accounting even bef...

BP -  Hope all is well! I'm a new investor and I'm tackling my first deal - albeit a big one. I've purchased a 4 family house hack in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn! The property needs a pretty thorough renovation. I'm c...

I am contemplating the viability of building a garage apartment for rent. It would be about 600 SF, in a nice neighborhood and within walking distance to the local (very large) university. The tenant base would eit...

Hi BP Community,I'm working on rehabbing a property I just purchased and I am trying to decide what to do about appliances. The property was built in '74, and is in a solid blue collar neighborhood south of Seattle. I...

I bought a 4 unit apartment building. 2 units upstairs and 2 down. There is one furnace that heats the whole thing thy the landlord pays for. The thermostat is currently in the basement where the tenants can't mess wi...

Question regarding windows:I just purchased my first property, 4 unit, built in 1930's. One side of the house, the window trim and sills are completely rotted away. The rest of the windows are in decent condition save...

Had our very first tenant apply--good credit, 7x the income, nice guy, but I want to deny him -- can I? 
He has a very poor history of on-time payments after seeing his credit report (like 60%)  -- but his score itse...