I've been using that question in a lot of my phone calls lately. Keep in mind I'm new still, and am going to look at my first few houses this week. I'm going to look at these homes because the lowest they say they w...

Hello BP is been a long time since I was last on the site, but I was working on my NYS RE course. I have just finished my final exam and have scheduled my state exam, and am confused about how I should get started int...

Hi BP world.  I am currently investing in Rochester NY and often wonder how my fellow landlords/investors deal with stress on a daily basis. It seems as grow bigger in my investment career, it has become much tougher ...

For those of you investing in Baltimore County Maryland--and especially with multi-units--how do you handle the water bills?-Do you pay it yourself and "include" it in the rent?-Do you have a method of determining whi...

Hello and HAPPY SUNDAY BP!! My partner and I went to an awesome meetup in Philly. The speaker was a multifamily investor and has been in the business for a number of years. He offered so much content in the two hours...

Hello BP!I keep reading on BP and elsewhere that renting to high quality tenants is the most important risk control a landlord can have. There were a few BP blog posts on this topic with the main idea that if you want...

Hey BP members, I'm in sort of a predicament that could use some outside input. I'm closing on my first duplex for me to house hack in two weeks and can't decide if it'l be worth it for me to build a detached garage o...

I am going to be completely transparent with my wife's and I finances in hope to get some good suggestions of the direction to go to lead us to our goals. We currently owe approximately 140k on our personal residence ...

Hi all successful direct mailers,  I'm finally ready to go through with my first direct mail campaign, and I'm hoping for some second opinions from people who have the experience.  I have been going around and around ...

Hi guys, I hope everyone is enjoying their thanksgiving holiday. I am working on mailing my letters to an absentee owners list I have. Before I print and send them off I was hoping I could get some advice on the wordi...