After furnishing quite a few properties for short-term rentals, we generally have a pretty good sense of how much to budget for furnishing whenever we’re putting together a budget for new properties. Being able to bud...

Hello so I am 19 and I plan to begin investing in real estate development within a few years.. i have come to gain a good amount of knowldge reading forums online but I have a few questions... I will be developing in ...

Our mortgage broker "forgot" to mention closing cost (our bad for not doing thorough enough investigating and researh, AND now trust is a bit fractured) - I'm wondering (I've gotten 5 calls this morning from mortgage ...

I have a 1200 SF unit in Jersey City, NJ. I am trying to maximize rent for this unit. It currently has a 3 BR & 1 BA layout. It has the potential to become a 4 BR and 2 BA unit. Does taking space away from the uni...

Hello BP! I wanted to get your thoughts on raising rent. I own multi-unit properties and a few of their 1year leases are coming up.

If the tenants renew their lease, should I raise their rent for the next year or le...

Has anyone ever disclosed closing costs to an end buyer who has not signed your assignment contract, or put down a deposit with the title company? I make the buyer pay all closing costs, and I had a buyer tell me t...

I know this may sound like a crazy question, but I would like it clarified.What are closing costs?What expenses are including in the closing costs?Any general rule of thumb/guideline for estimating closing costs?Thank...

Hello,I am currently in the process of buying a SFR, and I noticed the closing costs were higher than I had anticipated.  My lender said there is no way to roll in the closing costs, but we can ask for a maximum of 2%...

Hi all,After reading David Greene's book, I've started looking at long distance rentals. I got preapproved and found an agent. The agent suggested multi unit properties.It seems to me that in David's book and in Brand...

Hi everyone! I'm finally about to get started and decided to go the "build to rent" route. That said, the GC I am looking to use has told me it would cost me more to build a duplex vs two sfh's (same sqft) r/t firewal...