When should you pay a contractor? Should you pay them in increments, with a deposit in the beginning, again midway through the project and lastly once the project is complete? Or is there a better way to protect both ...

Hi BP community, my name is Tinah - a brand new real estate investor and I am in a bit of pickle - need guidance.I signed a P&S agreement on a property and later realized that by law the lead disclosure on lease d...

Hi, BPersI recently closed on a fourplex in a C- area. All my previous rentals are SFH or condos and this is the first time for me to own/manage small MF. After the closing, I sent emails to tenants setting up new way...

this is a long read and i apologize.  but this story is complete with criminal elements and creative resolve.  please offer assistance.i want to purchase a vacant property in philadelphia to expand my business.  right...

Hi All  -I am gut renovating a 2300 sq 2 family house into a 4 unit 4100 sq ft multi-family building.  I have the ability to start from scratch?  Assuming 3 units are about 1000 square feet and the fourth is 700 squar...

We had the sidewalk and driveway redone on the tenant side of our duplex. Yesterday the concrete was poured. This afternoon I noticed that a smile, a pentagram and a third illegible mark had been inscribed in the now ...

I have read the other posts on this topic but I seem to be getting screwed right now and it is a little different then anything else I have read, I rented a house to this young couple in Pittsburgh and they did ask ab...

HiI am a new land lord and facing a menacing tenant. This guys history checked out OK but his lies started from the time he said he will move in. Finally when I told him to confirm and pay the rent by 5th or I will re...

What percentage is the structure worth vs land for depreciation?In California in the property tax bill you can see sometimes the land is 90% and the structure is 10% but the reality to rebuild the structure can someti...

This is a question I hadn't considered until a couple days ago, but here is why I ask it. I'm new to investing and want to start making money, and I'm also committed to learning everything I can about whatever I get s...