I own a five-plex in Albany that I bought at a good price with cash two years.  Other than a broken pipe and damage last winter and contractor issues, it's a good property.  I expect the whole rehab to be done in Sept...

Hello all!I have one rental so far, and each month, I set aside 1/12th of the gross rent for future vacancies.  Since my property has been rented for two years now, I have enough money in the vacancy fund to pay mysel...

Anyone know a high-powered accountant with real estate investing expertise? I think mine is getting overwhelmed by it all, missing some major deduction possibilities in his rush to make the extension deadlines. I have...

Hello BP community! My name is Travis Steinemann and I am from Sandusky, Ohio which is a little town an hour from Cleveland. I have not taken the plunge to invest yet, but am in a fairly unique position. I am currentl...

I am financially stable, but I went freelance about two years ago. The first 1.5 years I didn't make much money and took out from my savings to pay the mortgage on my primary residence. I've started making a good inco...

Im reading David Greene's book on the BRRRR method and had a question. Let's say I have some cash and want to buy a property for$50K + $15K for rehab (total $65k). In 6 months I want to do a cash out refinance. Let's ...

My tenant will be moving out soon. I was wondering what things wear and tear does not cover? For example, do you typically charge for:

1) rug cleaning
2) dings on the walls

How do you figure how much to charge? A...

I am looking for good quality limited lifetime warantee vinyl privacy fence at a good price. I searched this forum and came up with nothing. I buy and rent my homes out so I need something that looks good and will las...

From Universal Press Service.(did anyone see this?)
A December USA TODAY anaylysis revealed that during the first 18 months of the recent resession, beginning December 2007, the number of federal employees with six...

I have found some information about becoming a real estate broker but I'm looking for some more specific advice based on my situation...

-I am located in CA and I have a 4 year college degree, so I do not have to be ...