Hey everyone,I am a sole proprietor with a steadily expanding buy and hold portfolio. My kids are age 8 (son) and 10 (daughter). As a single dad with sole custody, the kids have always tagged along in some way - somet...

Hello BP community, I wonder how many of you decide to put carpeting down the hall ways to the bed rooms for rental property? I have read that ceramic tile is the most durable option, It can last up to 75 years. Meanw...

I get asked this question daily, and now with the help of ScreenTime on my iPhone I have an (almost) perfect answer. In the past 7 days I’ve spent exactly 3 hours on my 5 properties via the apps on my phone. This was ...

I attended a REIA meeting in the area I'm looking to invest in and one landlord stated "any vacant house in this area will have it's copper piping stolen. Groups mark their territory by leaving a brick in the middle ...

Hey BP! We've got 3 Buy & Hold investments in Houston, TX (though I'm definitely still a rookie). My husband and I LOVE the water, so we're strongly considering making our next investment a waterfront vacation ren...

I know many landlords have gotten rid of most of their carpeting, but I'm still keeping it for the upstairs bedrooms, stairs, and for a living room downstairs. I've got tile in the rest of the house and hopefull...

Really.  Can't make this up.  I had to coach him through changing it over the phone because the closets have linear fluorescents, and he didn't know what to do.
I'm focusing on the day job now, but I had to share.  (...

Hello BP Sorry for the errors in advance, accidentally pressed post before I was ready. I'm renovating a kitchen and the cabinets did not turn out as expected. I brought the top cabinets and tried to save/salvage the ...

I will be closing on a Duplex in the next 2 weeks. The township won't give a CO as many plugs are painted. I told the owner that I will try to come up with a solution short of replacing the perfectly good outlets.Has ...

I have an odd and complex situation I need help with.  I have a home that has been in my families possession since 1920's maybe longer.  It has no mortgage on it.  The deed is in my grandfathers name. It states his fu...