own a two family in n Bergen, nj and I have a problem tenant. Tenant stopped paying full rent starting June, July,aug,sept,nov and then nothing for December. I know I was late with this by I started legal procedures i...

Here in Ohio, I recently closed on a rented SFH with a tenant that ended their lease 1 day after I got keys.  I owned the property for 2 days under their lease.  It's time to follow up with the security deposit so I n...

I feel like this may be just a long random rant/post but here goes nothing.I started out in real estate, period, on this forum in the winter of 2016 after a bad break up. I was told to pick up RDPD and jump on a websi...

Howdy BP Nation,

Today is a great day because a seller I've been working with for 3 months, called me up this morning and said she's ready to finally sell her duplex to me. Signing the contract tomorrow after...

The property has a unfinished basement made of 100 year old concrete. In Vancouver WA you may know or suspect that we get a fair amount of rain. Well she left all the windows closed so the added moisture from the rain...

I'm seeing wholesalers here in AZ asking 80% ARV flat (no reduction for repairs). Even a light cleaning would take at least 1 month of holding + closing costs on both sides. Almost every "deal" that's hit my Inbox nee...

How can I determine the actual price that my current home will rent for? Is there a website that will tell me how much homes in my neighborhood are currently renting for?

I've been on BP for about 5 months, reading and listening like crazy. Unfortunately my primary home has given a few hits to my reserves recently so I'm in the process of saving again for a down payment on an investmen...

To summarize this long post, it is a fair housing violation for landlords to actually be conscious of the source of income type when making a decision to rent a property but once it is rented, we better recognize imme...

As the title states my question I'm curious to hear people's opinions on this. Do successful investors use zillow as a resource. I'm a newbie looking at properties and would like your input.