I have not run across anyone talking about building or having a reserve fund for a property. What is The recommendation to accrue and pay for a unexpected capital upgrades, i.e. furnace, roof, sewer, parking lot, wind...

Hi Team,My wife and I just closed on a vacant duplex in Oakland. We're thrilled as we've been saving for 4 years! It was recently renovated by the long time owners and move-in ready. We've never been landlords before,...

Hello Cincinnati BP! I did an owner occupy duplex deal in 2018. Fantastic learning experience and start to building up a rental portfolio. I just refi'd and did another owner occupy into a SFH in Norwood. Planning on ...

Hi all,
A few friends and I are trying to get started in our real estate investing journey and want to focus on cash flow from rental properties. Unfortunately, we live in Southern California, and we don't have the r...

Current Economic Landscape
The general economic sentiment is bearish. Record high inflation drove the Federal Reserve to significantly raise interest rates, making the relative purchasing power of the average America...

I have a friend who was a successful landlord for many years. When I mentioned Section 8 to him he advised me never to get involved with it, that it was only for experts who know how to handle it. He said the Section ...

Good afternoon fellow BPers,My wife and I have been thinking of moving back to the midwest (St. Louis region to be specific) and I was hoping to hear from some experienced St. Louis investors, brokers, lenders or any ...

This might be a dumb question, but I am having a difficult time opening a checking account for my self directed IRA.My custodian advised me to set up a bank account with my SDIRA as the Member (owner) and myself as th...

All the gurus, etc promoting unlicensed brokering forgot to mention this: many of their ideas are illegal in some states. In Florida, you cannot advertise property you do not own even if you have a contract on the pro...

Interesting piece of legislation that just passed regarding Section 8 and Manufactured Housing (via the Manufactured Housing Institute):http://www.manufacturedhousing.org/webdocs/Housing%20Opportunity%20Act%20press%20...