The 3 Shastas (Shasta Dam, Shasta Lake, Mt. Shasta)  When the market crashed we moved from Redding, CA to southern California, knowing that the crash was unlike any recession we had ever seen. We also knew southern Ca...

Good evening fellow investors.  I have what may be a rather unusual request, as I am looking for recommendations for cities or neighborhoods to move to on the North Side of Chicago.  I am a real estate investors at he...

I own an 8-plex in MN. I had someone apply and when I told hubby (who is a high school social studies teacher) that she had 3 kids he asked how old and what is the last name. Apparently her oldest is one of my husband...

Hello all,I do a rent by room strategy outside of Denver proper, and in the past have been burned a common denominator of two tenant that I allowed co-signers were not a good fit. One tenant in particular that was a n...

There are not enough houses to go around and I think I know why. Some have suggested the pandemic has caused the low inventory in housing, but with interest rates so low and houses selling above asking, why would any ...

I am contemplating an eviction of a tenant in Philadelphia who is many months behind. However, I wanted to see if I could get an estimate of how much the whole process will cost. Assume the following:- It is not regis...

Here's something I haven't seen anybody bring up yet. Does anybody rent out a house with a swimming pool? I found a house for sale in San Diego with a pool and it got me thinking. Do you pay a pool "boy" to maintain i...

Hi everyone,My M2M tenant just informed me he went to court on Monday and now has to pay $476/month for child support. Rent is $450/month. He said he just wanted me to know things might get tight. I said I'm sorry to ...

What if your son or daughter isn't sure what they want to do? Can you afford to spend $100k+ to educate them .... is it worth saddling them (or you) with so much debt that it will take years to pay back? Has college ...

Hoping to get some advice on fellow BP members.I’m planning to rent out a unit for a family of 4. Mom, 2 sons of working age and a 17 yo daughter in school. The combined monthly income for the mom and the 2 sons are a...