Just curious what everyone thinks - cedar shingles or vinyl siding?  My house is in the need of being resided.  Currently, it is an owner-occupied 2 family but hope to move out in a year or so and keep it as a rental....

This has been a nightmare from the beginning and very hard since it's my first flip and I am still in the midst of it. I've had this house since 9/2015. It was owner occupied (bought at foreclosure auction),  so could...

With Europe looking more and more like it is sliding into recession, the surging dollar and the Saudis not cutting back on their much cheaper to produce crude oil production, there is a potential for the fracking boom...

Thoughts?Sale of Equitable Interests in Real Estate Clarified Governor Abbott Has Signed SB 2212SB 2212 amends Chapter 1101 to codify the clarifying changes to TREC rules regarding sale of certain equitable interests ...

I've had two potential freaks apply for my rentals in just the past week. One was a guy that wanted to rent a place "immediately" (always a red flag) because he discovered "black mold" in a house he was buying and is...

Just wondering if we have any cigar smokers on BP. I just finished a Bolivar PC, which was quite good, and decided I would find out who here likes the occasional smoke. If so, what did you smoke this weekend? What i...

Hi BP Community,I currently live in Riverside, CA. Both I and my fiance work remotely. Within the next 3 months trying to do a house hack (2-4 units preferably 4 or a single-family ADU - depends on numbers). Areas I'v...

It's been about three years since I started out on this real estate and personal finance journey. While I still have plenty of work to do and likely several more years of investing to achieve my financial and real est...

I want to learn how to raise private capital with partnerships and JVs. I'd love to hear how how others on BP got started with raising  private capital from investors, not just family and friends.Do you have any advic...

Hello everyone, I manage a short/long-term rental at the beach here at South Padre Island,TX a well known, tourist attracting island in South Texas. It is a lovely 2 unit beach home featuring a little over 1100 Sq.Ft....