A realtor I took a course from in college always impressed upon us to use an inspector you hire and not the one your realtor suggests. That there is too much room for a conflict of interest. Thoughts? Is this a positi...

Hi all,I'm looking at a package of properties and most of them were built in the 1950's. They're throughout North Carolina in various small towns. I've never bought a property that age or in North Carolina. Is there a...

I'm wondering if you were to have a do over when you were about to buy the home that you currently live, would you have paid what you paid for the house in community that you live in or paid more for a similar house i...

Hi BP!

So I purchased a duplex in August, fixed it up and have both sides rented. Things have been going relatively well and I have been learning tons as I go through the process of inspections, screening, repairs, t...

Hi BP! I wanted to share my rookie mistake. We have purchased two SFH with inherited tenants. The first was in February and the second this past month. While we were closing on the second rental, we did a new lease fo...

just wanted to keep you all in the loop!  The first week was expensive but it's over.  Inspection is done and my contractor is crunching numbers for repairs.  I've gotten everything I need done and in to my funding pa...

You amazing investors who have a large sample size, what are the things you can count on maintaining or replacing every month?

Here's what I've seen with my 3 units:

1. Microwave stuff - just replace this when it b...

I have a tenant in South Carolina that I'm evicting for not paying their rent. I know that there are holes in the interior walls that looked as if they maybe have been throwing a baseball against the wall. I think I c...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Fruitdale.

Purchase price: $152,500

Cash invested: $135,000

Sale price: $420,000

Complicated fix and flip. Started with a ho...

I am wanting to do my due diligence on a 5 unit property (a duplex and a triplex on the same property) all of which are filled with tenants. I am wondering if people have suggestions for good questions to ask the sell...