Mother Nature ... gotta love her!

In the past 10-days we've received 36+ inches of snow, which is above normal for this early in the winter (Jan & Feb are usually the big snow months). In addition to th...

Hi BP Community!I just wanted to share some lessons learned during my recent purchase of my first rental property through a turnkey provider. Overall, my experience has been smooth with only few minor hiccups along th...

This post is specific to the Raleigh area, but the methodology is applicable to many other cities and counties in NC. In the Raleigh area many people, especially from out of state moving into the Raleigh area, post ab...

I'm in California and I just closed on a couple of properties in the Chicago area and the taxes are incredibly high.  I knew this going in but both were good deals regardless. The triplex is currently (or in arrears) ...

Hi Guys,I am 72 hours away from closing on a home, and my mortgage company is demanding a "comfort letter" attesting to my self-employment. The CPA who filed my taxes won't touch this and they just rejected another CP...

About four years ago I saw a nasty, old house on decent piece of land about 2 miles from my home in Salt Lake County, Utah. Other investors stayed away because it was obviously not going to be a traditional, cash-flow...

I've been speaking with family members regarding buy and hold strategies and Cleveland, OH has come up a few times (they are not from the area).  Can BPers who have invested in or have first hand knowledge (second han...

Beginner's "bad luck"! My first ever purchase. I purchased a residential property in Ohio and made down payment after winning the auction.  I just learned that that house actually had caught fire and they had demolish...

Hey guys - how useful is cold calling as a strategy to get new clients? My wife is trying to become a realtor - I drilled it into her head that cold calling is the key to success but after making about 500 calls shes ...