In a couple of weeks, my wife and I will be closing on our first rental property (2 unit, duplex) here in Toledo, OH. We are excited to start our journey in rental property investing! I wanted to reach out to see if t...

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I am in the middle of renovating a 1600 square foot rowhome so that I can start renting it out. Having been built in 1890, the walls are all lath and plaster. The house has been vacant for a few years a...

I bought a 3/1 1250 sqf home and there's an attached shed with finished roofing right beside the guest room and you can see how the framing is attached to the home. It's on a concrete slab. It's about 100 sqf.  The ...

I just started a new wholesaling campaign. I have been receiving many calls. Do I have to physically go look at every house? I plan on expanding to the point where this would be impossible in the near future within th...

Ok, I am really hating my job and plan on leaving in the near future.  I am almost done with my first flip and have a contractor buddy of mine helping me with it now. He has lots of experience and has flipped over 50 ...

For Context - I understand real estate is a long term deal but, after holding a property for 1.5 years I feel as if the performance is lack luster and have considered selling off the property in pursuit of something l...

Hello.I have a SFH that I recently bought.   I’ve gotten different opinions from property management companies on the work that’s needed.  I want to limit the work to make the place rent ready but not break the bank a...

Hi BP Community,I recently got a quote from a contractor of mine for interior paint and it seems quite high in my opinion. I wanted to get your opinions on the quote. The unit is 733 sq ft. The quote was as follows:Re...

A couple of firsts for me here on BP.  This is my first post, so I am excited to get involved in the community.  And I am posting about my first investment deal.  Truth be told, this is not our first rental property, ...

I've got a handful of singe family rental properties that I mostly completely renovated when I bought them, but I am starting to look at what I should be setting aside for capital expenditures and am pretty blown away...