Anyone else get frustrated by those HGTV shows that make it look so easy to flip a home? Flipping a home is a business and like any other - it requires knowledge and planning to actually be successful. I can't tell yo...

If you had to choose just 3 neighborhoods around the Greater Pittsburgh area to buy and hold multi units, which neighborhoods would you choose?  (obviously neighborhoods where multi's are prevalent) 

I have a unique request from an applicant for my SFR, who is an artist, and wants a five year lease.

His justification is he is an artist, wants a long term lease, to lock in the rent. He and wife, both arti...

Hello all, I am a native in CA looking to invest out of state. I currently am looking at the Richmond area and I'm looking to build relationships and a team in this market. I'm looking for flips/rental opportunities i...

Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...

Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...

What kind of flooring are you using in your rentals? 

We're closing on our first STR next month (yeah!) and need to get the property set up for renters. Please tell me about some of your favorite STR furnishings/kitchen items/bedding/towels/security gadgets/etc.  Put on ...

Hello seasoned property gurus! This is m first BP post, so far I’ve been reading all I can! I’m just starting out in Multifamily with a 1975 era 20 unit property in Oklahoma. This property is a virtual time capsule, c...

Hello!  I would love to get input from the BP community on this.  We are working on one of our first flips, and are trying to find that sweet spot on amount of renovations to do - most bang for our buck and time.  We ...