The City of Austin recently passed a resolution to "educate homeowners who could get taken advantage of by low offers, with the promise of quick turnarounds."According to this story from KXAN, "The resolution will pro...

Good evening, I have been thinking about self storage. I have identified one that looks good for a first timer... It is 130+ units with a kiosk. It is 7 hours away. I can visit twice a month or so. My schedule allows ...

I just transferred all (except apartment complex) of my insurance to USAA and saved $6,415.  That figure includes my family's personal residence and cars but I saved 50% on the rental policies over what I was paying w...

My vote is Equity.  What's yours?

I've read that getting a HELOC on a rental property can be much more difficult than your primary residence. Has anyone worked with a lender that does HELOCs on rentals?

Hi I'm new to BP, but have a passion for personal improvement. I've made many improvements throughout the years and done quite well for myself. Unfortunately roughly a year ago I tried leaping into buying a business t...

What is the definition of an "investor friendly" real estate agent to you?  As a real estate agent, investors like to ask me if I'm "investor friendly".  I'm curious, what does "investor friendly" mean to you?  What d...

Hi all,I’m under Contract for a lovely duplex with ADU in San Antonio, TX. All was fine with our 20% down conventional loan until today when appraisal flagged it. Apparently a triplex is not the same thing as a Duplex...

So my husband and I are closing on our first 2 family home in a few weeks in Poughkeepsie, NY. We are trying to get all our ducks in order and are trying to decide if we should use a property manager or one of these w...

I have several other properties and pay the property manager a fee on total revenue as well as for any supervising they do for work done on the property.  I just bought a new property in Florida with a different manag...