How much should one expect to pay in closing costs for a typical rental property loan right now. I am looking to borrow $225,000 with a conventional loan. I see these online sites with rates as low as 3.75% APR, bu...

Obviously we have all dealt with certain types of food odors in properties before. Mostly we tend to have an odor additive to our paint when we paint and try to clean the kitchen appliances and scrub all the cabinets ...

I'm working on a deal to buy a house. Currently the house is a 3b/2b home with partial basement and detached garage and is on the market for 119k, local comps show same area and same size at around 120-130k. The house...

I'm in the process of acquiring more rental investment properties and wanted to know if forming an LLC or S Corp is better? Which has better tax advantages, and which business entity will allow me to transfer the dee...

How much cash reserves should you keep for a triple net lease? Do you try to cover your monthly expenses for X months for when you have to find a new tenant? Do you base it on the building cost or size? I'm trying to ...

Hello,I am currently evaluating a property for a potential build out and was hoping to get some advice. The property is in Northern Nevada and is currently zoned SF40. The property is within close proximity to a major...

Does anyone know what percentage of properties in Baltimore is on rent ground? I understand it's "common"--does it mean we can expect over half are on rent ground? Is it vast majority or about even split? Another ques...

Suppose I sell my current investment property.  I then use a 1031 exchange to purchase a duplex.  Can I then live in one of the units as my personal residence?  

Here is the scenario: We have a house with a big chunk of land. The goal is to subdivide the land, sell the house with only part of the land and keep the remaining. At the same time we don't want to wait while subdivi...

Hello! This is my first post on BP. I want to start off by thanking everyone who’s contributed to the forums. I have already learned so much from BP’s website!I am from NY and looking for my first property to buy an...