I am looking to close on my first rental duplex in the austin area. Its slightly under the 1% (0.84%) rule from a rental income POV however one of the units has a long term disabled tenant and is in pretty bad shape. ...

Just getting started, anyone find it beneficial to have a separate phone for business or too complicated/unnecessary expense? 

I am completely new to this industry but everything about it makes me excited. I have read many books and listened to podcasts and youtube videos but I do not want to start investing without some guidance first. I am ...

Maybe it's me but I'm just curious if anyone has noticed that some of the newbies seeking knowledge appear to be less serious than before. When I first started coming here people seemed hungry. They were researched, h...

I am a fairly new agent still learning the ropes and while looking at the MLS data for my area for turnover rates, all the peak turnover areas around me are HEAVILY farmed already, but i found 2 that had great turnove...

Hey guys,I would like to know how you are collecting rents and managing your parks? Do you provide free wifi and have the tenants pay over a online website? through software? or good old check? Also, how do you manage...

Hello BP family,I am 29 and in the process of acquiring my mothers Single family home. The current value of the home is listed at around 114-116k range. She will be turning it over to me (everything in my name, Deed, ...

I'm trying to buy my first house.I found one I want in Tampa and contacted an agent via Zillow. She is not the seller's agent, just the agent Zillow paired me with. She showed me the house and I asked her to make an o...

Hey Everyone,I'm currently having a hard time switching tenants over to online rent payments.  Right now only about 10% of my tenants pay online.  I've given everyone instruction sheets on how to pay online, but they ...

Hi! First off I’d like to say thank you to you all for the information that is posted in here! I have found a lot of very useful information and I’m grateful that I found this site. On to the background and questions....