Son wants to go to school in either Portland or New Orleans. As an investor and his official sponsor, I can't help but wonder about the RE market in either of these cities for long-term "appreciation" plays. I'll prob...

I gave a current tenant a 60-day notice of non-renewal that let them know I'm not planning on renewing their lease at the end of August. Somewhat unsurprisingly, they've decided to stop paying rent for July. I'm curio...

Hi my name is Keith, Ive been in construction for 30+ yrs. I have a job as a building superintendent in White plains NY. My wife and I are moving to danbury Conn. in February.Im looking to start my REI Co. & Const...

I had entered into a contract 7.5 years ago for a lease purchase. The contract is very informal. It is now time for the owner to transfer the property into my name. I have assigned the contract to a company to continu...

I hear "yes" and "no". What is the opinion of BP'ers on investing in having a company helping me with me website SEO ? Setting the ground work for you guys and gals. I'm a newbie. To start off I've got 5 buyers to dat...

We have long term tenants (13+ years) who are getting divorced and both want to stay in our rental.  They are on month to month and have been for quite some time.  We want him to stay (she is difficult and has a histo...

One of my duplexes caught fire today. The resident called and of course was shaken but everyone was ok, thank goodness. I'm starting this post to walk through the entire experience and hopefully some fellow investors ...

Hi allOk, I have been in the buying, renovating and selling of mobile homes within parks for close to 8 years running now.  In those 8 years I have also done park management duties, tenant screenings, helping the park...

BP Friends, Finally after several years of "analysis paralysis" on different properties, I had a courage to partner up with my family members and pulled the trigger on a MF property. The property is under contract and...

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.The plan is to rent for five years and refinance or sell for a profit of $23,000 on a nea...