My partner and I are looking for properties with a casita to house hack currently. Our plan is to live in the property for a year while AirBnB'ing the casita. After a year, we'd like to move into another property, and...

Greetings BP,You all are the best.  I read something on here about a site in Massachusetts where you can check if a house has been flagged for lead: Massachusetts Lead Safe Homes Link HereAfter visiting the site I lea...

Do apartment buildings appreciate in the same way single-family homes do, only at a lower percentage, or is the value of the building at the time of sale based solely on NOI and cap rate? I'm working on a long-term bu...

This piece is a meditation on the guilt associated with wealth accumulation, specifically the personal longing to achieve it.
Ever since I remember, I have been told and guided by friends, family and passers by not...

I've been assessing the risks to my buy and hold plan knowing I can't predict the future of the market. I discussed "dollar cost averaging" in a thread a week or so ago and most people seemed to agree. I listened to...

Looking to get advice from other landlords on a "situation" I've found myself in. I have a portfolio of five duplexes with constant plumbing issues. Some weeks are better than others, but this week alone I've had sewe...

Just bought our third rent house and 3 days after closing it was broken into and the hot water heater and the window A/C unit was stolen (presumably for the copper). Haven't had this happen before and want to know how...

Hi,My first post here as a pro member, but looking forward to contributing and I wanted to get your thoughts on our unique scenario.About 3 years ago, I purchased a single family home in the central Austin corridor fo...

So I was watching the MLS like a hawk and found a property that I was really interested in literally within 5 minutes of it hitting MLS. The listing agent's main job is as a property manager, but he sometimes lists pr...

Interesting article in the NY Times today about how a lack of young first time home buyers is affecting the market, either by them being shut out or just choosing not to buy homes.Tight lending standards and shortages...