Hello,  My long-term tenants replaced one of my set of matching ceiling lights with a style they prefer.  They discarded my contemporary style light, which was a match for the light in an adjacent room and they instal...

I'm a teacher. Every month some of my paycheck goes towards mandatory retirement contributions. I can't opt out of contributing entirely, but I currently contribute to an optional hybrid 457b defined contribution plan...

I have over 45 units now and every time a vacancy comes up, the property managers want to repaint the entire unit even though 99% of the paint looks great in a lot of cases.  This is obviously eating into cash flow!  ...

I currently own two single family homes in the Brentwood neighborhood of DC that are currently occupied by tenants holding Housing Choice vouchers (HCVP). I've noticed that over the past few years the approved rents f...

I've heard from guests on several BP podcasts that 401(k) contributions are very modest investment vehicles and that I should take that money and invest in real estate instead. Jeff Brown on BP podcast #17 claimed tha...

On a recent episode of the BP podcast David Greene recommended matching the amount on your preapproval letter to match the offer price so a listing agent doesn't automatically think they can get more from you. This se...

Gotten pretty good at it too. Of course there are times when I can put on my wholesaler's hat and deliver. I have been after more money than I get daily as far back as I elect to remember.If you decide to look up the ...

Hi,I'm new to investing in notes and found a note on FCIexchange and was trying to understand why the payment amount differs from what I calculated the monthly payment should be using the PMT equation. Based on the or...

Hey BP'ers!Looking to buy a house in Berkeley, CA. and have a quick question regarding the property title & assessor records.  My title rep pulled a property profile on the house and it shows as a 2/2.  The MLS (p...