So, for all that do not know, Amazon is building nearly 2.4M sq. ft. distribution center(s) - specifically (2) new facilities within 20 miles of one another in NE Ohio - this is great news for the region and job creat...

We (husband and wife filing jointly) are looking for a CPA. While interviewing CPAs to file our 2012 taxes we are trying to determine if we should file a partnership return or listed all of our properties on our ...

Hi All,We just closed on our first buy and hold property, a four-plex.  The units are currently rented, but way under the market price. I reached out to each of the tenants, confirmed they are interested in renewing f...

I bought a foreclosure in a million dollar neighborhood.  I live there and rent out the guest apartments and part of the main house.  In the next few months, we're going to start the process of renovating the place so...

Last year we tried something new. In early December, we sent both our tenants (we only had two units at the time) a Christmas card saying thank you and enclosing a $50 gift card. We did it mainly to say thank-you t...

Hi, I am trying to analyze an opportunity that I may have with an investor in Youngstown, specifically the zip codes I mentioned in the subject. It seems as though properties can be bought very cheap and with about $2...

BP colleagues,My husband and I are embarking on our first SFH short term rental that is 4 hours away from us in a semi-rural area of Texas.  I've posted before asking for advice on if we should go forward with short t...

Looking for feedback on my next potential project.  In my area (New Orleans), property lots are narrow, and the neighborhoods were established before cars in most cases.   In the area that I am looking, the lots are 3...