A property of mine in the California Central Valley went vacant at the end of November. For the past 4 years, I had a family renting the SFH. I performed annual inspections, serviced the the HVAC filter and smoke alar...

Hello BP!  If I end up purchasing this house, this will be my first investment property!  I would like the experts to give their thoughts on this deal.  SFH, 3/2, single story, built in 1982.  This will be a buy and h...

Can someone tell me what the attraction is for Real Estate Investment in the above 3 areas. I get a ton of e-mail from Wholesalers in those 3 areas, and It appears that the wholesalers are doing quite well.

It does...

I'm growing my rental portfolio and I am a little confused about how to handle my taxes.

With Maint expenses do I need to record them as they come in and then deduct from Income for my taxes?????

OR.

Can I put asi...

I've recently installed a new vinyl window in a rental to replace the old cubed block glass that was in there. This is a 1950's house with only one window that is in the shower. I need something to let light in whil...

Hello all and thanks for taking the time to read about my ongoing deal.  I started reading BP about a month ago and I am starting to put it's methods into action.  I have the property under contract and inspection is ...

I saw a commercial RE for sale listed at $1,600,000.  The building was built in 2001. Cap rate is 7.85%.  NOI is $125,400.  It is an NNN lease starting at Mar 2010 and ending at Mar 2030 with two options.  Rent increa...

50% of the new investors I talk to live somewhere that's not affordable as a rental market.
They want to invest but feel handcuffed by the high prices and competition around them.
I say "dude, you need to pick a new...