Hi all! I am a complete newbie to the real estate investing market, but am very excited to get started! I currently work and reside in central NJ, and this is where me and my partners (my husband and brother-in-law...

Hi BP Community!So after purchasing our primary residence a little over a year ago, my wife and I have decided to sell it and purchase a multifamily to 'house-hack' and kick-start our rental portfolio.  But first, in ...

Couple of questions in regards to rehabbing and flipping a house:

1. Is it necessary to have a contractor sign a W-9? and why?
2. Cheapest place to buy kitchen cabinets?
3. Do you install single or double pane windo...

I'm in the process of closing on my first property in a few weeks and would like to know who the community uses for lawncare and snow removal.  Additionally, I'm curious if you've found companies that offer a flat sea...

I have a question whether to keep the property or sell(because of sellers market) it.
I bought the town house for 185K back in 2013 and in Zillow(and others) property values shows as 300K+. We lived there for 7 year...

Hi Everyone! My name is Elizabeth and I am a newbie to real estate. I have been reading up on different real estate investment strategies, listened to many BP podcast episodes, and now I am at the point where I want t...

I have some departing tenants whose dog apparently tried to bury bones in the wall-to-wall carpet. There are two bald spots about 6" across and one edge that was shredded in an 8" wide patch for a stretch of about 2'....

I trusted my realtor and was mislead and paid $30k more than what the house is worth.  What is my exit strategy?  I've just been stationed in New Orleans and this home is my primary residence.  The idea was to rent it...

I normally deal 1 on 1 with my tenants in my STRs.  I rent to contractors working at a refinery.  Their company gives them a per diem, and they are free to choose where they stay.  I normally have no interaction with ...

I am looking at this as a long term buy and hold investment with a 15-year mortgage in Northern Virginia. I think it is interesting that although there is negative ROI for the first five years, the returns look pretty...