I've been a handyman for quite some time, but I never understood the concept of Permits from a home owners perspective. If I'm the home owner and live there, do I need a permit to fix a kitchen or finish a basement? I...

As a first-time property buyer, I'm taking a big leap into real estate investing and could really use your collective wisdom. I've got my eye on a property in Jacksonville, Florida, and I'm trying to gauge if it's a s...

After a very long search, I am days away from signing a P&S on a condo investment. This is in Boston. It is a residential unit in a 12 unit complex. 9 are residential, 3 commercial. The cash flow and IRR are fanta...

This is what they say they do and how the do it. I would like to get into apartment complex ownership, but I have never done this before, I have only done SFH. They basically say they handle everything from locating t...

I'm looking to start doing multiple properties at once. I have a good banker, but I would think that banks have a limit or formula that they adhere to for lending. Is there a general rule/formula for how much risk a b...

On the  tenants last day she was cleaning out her stuff and I saw some obvious damage to the hard wood floors. I called my favorite flooring guy and he ended up renting the place! Zero vacancy days and now I have a te...

I'm not a newbie, just looking for what's best and easiest to get the phone ringing. There are sign bandits targeting bandit signs these days that pull them up on weekends after setting them out. Tired of fighting tha...

For the last year or so I have a project manager that works with me on a lot of the re investing work. For a while we were able to divide up all the work in the field, as well as get all the paperwork done at the offi...

I have a few LTRs but am curious about STRs. Does anyone have experience or info on STRs on S Padre Island? I'm curious as to how ROI compares to LTRs. I used to live in Brownsville (and still own a LTR there) but no ...

Hello all! I'm new to BP.com, but have been listening to the podcast for a couple of months now and I’m looking forward to participating in the forumsI've recently come across a property that I'm analyzing for a poten...