I evicted a tenant last week and he left behind essentially an entire house of furniture and other stuff including two refrigerators full of food that I'm now paying to keep cold since I have taken over electricity. I...

HI BP Nation, How do you handle old drafty windows?This is tricky, for I can't assure to completely seal the old windows. Maybe I can offer to pay for some materials. I would gladly pay for something like this:htt...

I have a borrower who asked me if he could "borrow in the name of a 'land trust'..." He briefly explained some of the nuances, and when I asked him why he did this he said, "It protects us a little better than a LLC.....

My checkbook IRA owns a rental property. The rental income just sits there in a non-interest bearing account until I invest in something. This bugs me. I am currently self-managing the property but I'm considering swi...

Purchased a property and ditched the deadbeat... you know the one with the 52" flat screen and surround sound that couldn't pay $500 rent? When he moved the TV the drywall collapsed - it was soaking wet from a poor...

I have a question. I am extremely new to wholesaleing properties, I found a potential house I would like to put under contract, however, a friend of mine is stating that in order to get the house under contract I woul...

I am investigating a vacation rental in Orlando. Does anyone have a recently built vacation home in a resort community? I would really appreciate getting ACTUAL expenses for 2013.

Jim Workman

Hello,I recently purchased a 3-Fam in East Boston.  I wonder if someone can give me advice in securing a work permit to rehab the units with new bathrooms, kitchens, and siding.  I have an architect drafting floor pla...

Will having ADU utilities on a separate meter have negative long term value ramifications?  I would like to discuss, the potential risk for long term property value decline due to mutli-unit classification by lenders ...

Hi All,I'm looking to buy my first investment property.  I live in California and am looking to buy something out of state, ideally in the midwest, with good cash flow.  Some markets that I have been considering are M...