Hi BP family:

Hope all had a great July 4th holiday.

My question to the group is pretty straight forward.......How do you actually avoid having a tenant use the security deposit as the last months rent? You can ag...

If you own one or multiple single families that you rent to service men/women, I would love your response to these questions:- What's the best part about investing with military tenants?- What is your biggest difficul...

I have a property management company which I am trying to grow.  I started out 6 years ago as a real estate investor so I understand the philosophy of minimizing all costs to maximize your ROI.  The question though is...

Hey All,
My fiancé and I are both in healthcare (PT and nurse) and, after the pandemic, are feeling the burnout and eager to check out alternative ways to make money/achieve financial independence in addition to cont...

Hi, let me re-post my introduction (I first posted this in wrong place, and just found how to shoot Bakersfield RE forum).I moved to Bakersfield in 2014 from Pomona, CA for my job (R&D in a seed company, W-2 emplo...

What is your real vacancy rate? Do you go back and actually calculate it each year or just have a number in your head? I typically input 8% in the financial calculators before I purchase a property but some are better...

Hi BPers...I'm an investor in South Florida and looking to utilize an FHA loan to purchase a fourplex. There are a lot cash buyers in this market and obviously cash is king, so please provide any advice on competing f...

One of the tenants in my duplex uses the driveway to park their 2 personal vehicles. During a significant wind storm, many small/medium branches came down into the driveway and out into the road from a large tree that...

I posted this last week under the Tax, Legal Issues, etc. forum category and not a single response.  I'm not sure if it's such a complicated situation that no one has any advice, or if I simply had the wrong category....

Hi - I recently bought a foreclose in Lakes Region (Gilford) that I am planning to rent to my Mom (so not looking to cut corners too severely).  The house has work needs to be done with support beams (rotted) and a lo...