So I made a cash offer on a house owned by the US Marshals. Last time I saw them selling a house, I found out it was a meth house and decided to find lower hanging fruit.

Well here I am again, looking at a house and...

Ok, I am puzzled about the Chinese Drywall problem, issue or hazard....I just discovered the subject as the topic of several posts....  I had not heard of Chinese Drywall until today so far as I can remember.  The rea...

[b]There is finally an answer to, “ Is there a way to Kill my termites without tenting my house and filling it with poison lethal gas?”

Realty owners no longer need run the risk of poisoning, death or health inj...

I have a 5 unit all brick building in Chicago. Two months ago, a tenant complained about gnats. I sprayed in the apartment and set up an indoor bug zapper. Today she reached out again saying the gnats are really bad...

Hello,I've been looking at real estate in Milwaukee and Madison. Im interested in knowing the process on possibly converting existing garage/mechanic shop space into restaurant space. I've seen some businesses that ha...

Is this a good idea to purchase a double house with someone already renting out one side? I'm ready to buy my first property, and I really like this place; however, being new to this i don't know if it's a good idea t...

Hi BP Members:I always read about how you can make your home energy efficient . I am curious to see if any investors have done similar energy efficient upgrades to their multi unit bldgs. or commercial building. Porti...

So my partner and I finally get our offer accepted and move to the due diligence phase. We meet the inspector at the property. Get access to first unit, its a 4-plex. We are surprised to find out that the tenant had b...

Hello BP Family,Does anyone here at BP ever own a single tenant building with a tenant being a Dry Cleaner?The deal I am looking to buy at is a 6300 sqrt building and the long term tenant is Pilgrim Dry Clean. The num...

my old wood retraining wall is rotted out. 
Lowes has on sale for $2.50.
Severe Weather (Actual: 3-in x 4-in x 8-ft) Pressure Treated Landscape Timber
How would you attach these? nails? spikes? 
would the 3 inch o...