Is it just me or is it very difficult to find insurance for a multifamily home? I've spent the last 4 hours calling various insurance agencies and have not been given a single quote. All of them are considering a 4-pl...

Hello, Chicago is an expensive market; as a new investor in real estate I'm considering investing out-of-state. Particularly I am looking into investing in a rental in my old college town of Ames, IA (Go Cyclones!)Doe...

Is it preferable to do flips in hot market /seller market than rentals? 

Hi BP member. Hope you all are doing great. I am a bit confused about my future realestate strategy and could get other prespectives ...Current scenario – Own 10 properties . Goal is to reach a certain amount ($XX) of...

My tenant potentially could be getting a dog that my insurance will not allow as an emotional support animal. Will I need to change insurances? What are my options?

Hello,I'm about to put a offer in on a triplex in Milwaukee, but there is a situation that I'm not sure how to handle. The property is an estate sale which is occupied by family members in each unit without lease agre...

I'm in the Portland, Maine area and trying to build out my spreadsheet for running numbers on buy and hold multi families (4 units or less). I looked around BP a little, found @Brandon Turner's investment calculator a...

I am envisioning myself with single family rentals, a multiplex, or complex in the next five years..Here’s the thing. I’m in this mindset that I should be saving money until I “have enough”. Is this the right strategy...

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I am familiar with the calculator under tools > Rental Property.  Is there a different calculator for Mobile Homes?  After all they probably depreciate faster in the books and have little to no appreciation,...

I am purchasing a 1970's SFH locally in Minnesota as a long term rental that has new siding, windows, roof, and a new kitchen, but has a Lennox furnace from 1999, and a window AC unit on the main level.  Both are stil...