I am starting to lay ground work for buying an investment property sometime in the next six months. I work out of country and am in the US for only about 30 days throughout the year and that is either for holidays...

Hello BP Community,I was wondering who has experience with using hard money lenders, in the tristate area,  and what have  their requirements been .  Some ask for a specific amount liquid assets in order for you to pr...

What services are recommended for screening tenants? I know the simple ways, but I am looking for affordable resources to check on past evictions and credit history. Also, any good/free tenant applications and lease a...

I'm looking at a small apartment building in TX tomorrow and see in the documentation that there's an exterminator's bill for killing bedbugs.  Can anyone advise me how big an issue it will be if I buy a building with...

I'm new to this so I don't know. A property I'm currently looking at supposedly has a history of rents of 2000/m income. The realtor selling the property says that the owner just wanted it empty to sell. Does this mak...

Hi BP Community! I'm looking to deduct HELOC interest for costs related to making improvements on a primary home that is also used as a rental. Does anyone know what type of documentation is needed to prove the HELOC ...

If you’ve ever considered looking into purchasing real estate, it can almost be daunting to decide what time of property to purchase. The most common real estate investments are multi-family properties. These types of...

Looking for a Texas based credit union or bank that would service a mortgage in-house. Due to a cost seg on a storage facility last year, showing a loss on paper (six-fig accelerated depreciation), I don't qualify for...

I have an eviction court hearing next week. What are my chances of winning and not getting evicted? I have violated two cease and desist orders and didn't leave when I should have by June 1st. The tenants below me say...

Hello! My name is Ethan, I am a brand new college student and I have been kind of stunned by what I have heard on BP, as I have listened and read books through High School. One thing that is common amongst all the pod...