Pretty simple question here.  Who is renting to section 8 tenants and who is not?  Why did you make that decision?I'm asking because I'm pondering opening up one of my units to section 8, but I think this is a good to...

Many REI calculators use 50% for expenses for Rental Property analysis. Should I stick with that when analyzing deals or try to be more accurate by breaking it all down? In other words, is the effort involved worth th...

Hi BP,I've been on here for a while and love the community and chime in from time to time. I do want to post more and be more active on here because my goal this year is to transition from Full time Realtor to full ti...

Hi everyone!I am buying a 2 stories SFR in a R1 zone in LA. It's a "faux" duplex and the price does reflect that fact. 2Bd/1Ba upstairs 2Bd/2Ba downstairs. Each floor has it's separate entrance, and living spaces (inc...

Hi!Hi there, my name's Jonny and I'm living here in Fairfield, CA. I have never purchased a property, but hope to in the very near future.I'm 22 years old and currently own and operate a Cell Phone & Tablet Repair...

I've been doing my research and spending literally all of my free time studying the SLC Utah market & listening to all the podcasts the past 2 months. I'm already on my second run through the podcasts & am lov...

Hello BP,My wife and I recently purchased a duplex in a great neighborhood in Albany.  When we bought the property we inherited a tenant in her 80's and she has lived there for over 40 years.  The property had been in...

I would like to draw on the collective wisdom of BP to help me answer a question.

First some background; while I have been involved in real estate for well over 15 years, but it has always been on the office / retail...

Question for the BP community. What are the conditions that allow a buyer to get their earnest money deposit back during the due diligence period, if they decide to back out of the deal due to issues uncovered during ...

I know very little about rental properties, but I am a homeowner in the Midwest so I know just about as much as anyone else has has bought a home and done a little rehab. 3 coworkers have formed an LLC and have purcha...