So I am a newbie - and it seems like my very first tenant may end up being not so great!  In April we closed on a second home and moved into it and kept our home in Erie to rent out.  We found tenants that everything ...

A house I'm considering purchasing has a pest problem, and there are a lot of rodent droppings in the garage and attic. If I go through with purchasing it, I'm planning to hire a pest control company to get rid of the...

I have heard nearly all successful people such as Tony Robbins, Grant Cardon, Timothy Ferris etc. describe their morning routine. Most of them do something along the lines of "Mind, Body, and Spirit" so I wrote down a...

This is what a contractor told me today. Do they need a diet or am I out of line?

I'm closing on a house next week and I'm trying to line up someone to get it rent ready. A contractor my PM company recommende...

Bought a property in California in Jan. from another investor, already tenant occupied. Tenant decided to move out February with no thirty day notice, previous landlord never did a move in inspection. Per old lease te...

I am currently renovating one of my units by myself. I’m a first timer everything, so it’s taking a while. However, I am deploying for 3 months at the end of this month. That means all work would have to stop, and won...

Rent Strike Queens Edition - WSJ

Ysvelia Silva planned to spend this spring training for the New York City Marathon. Instead, she is calling neighbors in her apartment complex and urging them not to pay rent next m...

Deal or No Deal? I think I know the answer already, but I figured I'd ask.

Purchase Price $48,500
Rehab Costs $7,500
Closing Costs $600
Hard Money Cost $2,845
Total Costs $59,445
After Rehab Value (es...

Happy New Year!  Thanks to the BP community and wonderful books / podcasts, we were highly motivated to grow our nascent REI business in 2018 and went from three units to ten units over the last 12 months.  They are c...

Why would a contractor ask if a property is my primary residence?What are the differences between a consumer hiring a contractor to work on an investment property v/s a primary residence?What are the implications, as ...