I just called my mortgage company to inquire about refinancing my mortgage and was told that lenders are not giving loans to anyone who is self-employed due to the pandemic.  This is ridiculous!  My income has remaine...

After reading a lot on RE (thanks BP) over the past year, I have decided to move to Austin (90% sure) to pursue REI sometime this year, as it is currently impossible to do here in Japan (I am a US citizen). A little ...

Say you did REI for a while, made big money, and were able to retire. What would you like to do with your time and money? I'd like to travel more.

As I was thinking about my New Years Resolutions this year, to buy more properties, to maximize the returns on my existing investments, etc etc..one idea rose to the top, as probably the best investment idea I could e...

Hello all, I have decided I want to get into the real estate career field, however I am torn between becoming a real estate agent or doing home inspections! I understand that being an agent probably has a higher salar...

Hi there,A bit of a sidebar issue but there’s so much experience on BP I’m curious if someone has an opinion I haven’t thought of. I have a consistently painful tenant who complains constantly, harasses, yells, curses...

I know it is frowned upon being a part time agent. But I wanted to hear from those out there that are doing this. My main goal would be to be able to get myself into to see listings at a faster rate than going through...

Well, its Labor Day.  And I worked more today than yesterday.Stopped to watch a couple of youtubes and they got me thinking.  Got a notification someone voted for a post I made; they were from New York City.   Both it...

I recently acquired a building and there is one unit which is disgusting, smelly, and dirty. There have been multiple complaints of the smell by the other tenants. The smell equals that of underwear that has been worn...

I just purchased a 21 unit apartment complex with a lot of problems. I started cleaning it up - 3 unit evicted in the first month and two more in the way - all of them professional tenants. But this month I got a new ...