BP community I have recently ran into a roadblock with my FHA requirement. This morning I viewed an investment property to house-hack. The listing agent told me that the house would not pass the appraisal/inspection. ...

I am from Los Angeles and found an apartment building in Fresno.  Escrow closes in two weeks.  The building was build in the 40th and maintained most of its original beauties: red tile roof which is leaking and the ro...

Hi everyone, I am having an issue with an annoying tenant that complains about everything. He pays his rent on time every month but complains about every little thing.  For instance before he moved in he complained th...

I am often asked this question:  "What is my biggest financial risk in buying/owning a short-term rental property?"
Lots of things come immediately to mind:  Septic problems, a new roof, HVAC failure, lower-than-proj...

Hi BP. I have a 3/2 rental in Mobile, AL rented for $855/month and am looking for options for getting the fence repaired or possibly replaced after storm damage. Existing fence is white picket at the front, and 4’ pri...

Colleagues and friends,The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of depreciation and Section 179 changes in...

We have owned a number of properties for some years and are starting to do updates as tenants leave and before we rent out again.  We are also somewhat interested in investing in property updates to grow the rents on ...

A university in my area plans to increase the number of undergrads exponentially in the next 3 yrs.  I'm considering purchasing SFHs in that area to rent to students bc I know student loans/funding/co-signers are able...

Has anyone heard of banks getting in the business of rehabbing the properties that are bank owned... is this true? 

Newby here:  I have a duplex which currently clears $400/mo.  I have a $5k available for improvements.  It's in dire need of windows and I've learned that last year (prior to our ownership) the tenants did not use the...