So as the title states,  what're some opinions when it comes to buying a starter home, below budget, VS buying 4 bedroom home that may stretch budget 40% of post tax income.Reason being and things I see, buying a star...

Hi guys,I am curious if anyone else has gotten this same vibe while getting a lead paint inspection. Here's the story: We recently purchased a rental property and since one of the units is a 3 bedroom we decided to ge...

The background:  I once lived in San Antonio and My wife is from Austin.  We moved to rural Kentucky about 4 years ago and were forced to buy a house/wanted to.  This sparked my interest in RE as it was a bad decision...

In most states it is now time to consider running for political office... no, not the big offices, the small important ones:

City or Borough Council, County Commissioner or Supervisor, School Board, Tax Collector, T...

Hi, just thought I'd through this out to all, what social responsibilities, in your community, do you think landlords have? What contributions do landlords make to a community, from a socio-economic aspect, if any? Bill

Hello, my renter just called me this morning letting me know that their friends (a couple and 2 small kids) are in a hard financial situation, so they need to move in with them (its a 3 bedroom house and currently onl...

Hello BP members,I recently bought a 2 unit SMF in a low income neighborhood (Buffalo NY).I had to evict the upper unit and renovate, now starting to look for a tenant.I priced it a bit high for the area and i have on...

BP'ersFor my first post I have a very confusing yet exciting question for you guys. I have just secured my first rental property. By just, I mean the last 5 months. I'm breaking even on the bills (mostly because I am ...

I found what seems to be a great deal, single family, downtown area, good neighborhood where I could add good value with renovation. The property is however literately next to a Catholic Church, I wonder if that may s...

I am in the process of talking to an owner about possibly buying is multi family unit.  In the process of doing my research I found out one of the current tenants is a registered sex offender.  How would you handle th...