So, I'm in a bit of a debate with my handyman, who has serviced one of my two multi-families for years (prior to my buying it two months ago...)  All the bathrooms have vinyl sheet flooring. One tenant complained that...

Hi Everyone !My name is Jean. New to BP and to Real Estate Investing.I'm just starting in Orlando, FL area.My ultimate goal is to invest in Single Family and Multi-Family rentals. But before I get there, I would like ...

     Hi everyone, so just sitting here digesting the many cap-ex postings and discussions surrounding Ben and Serge's blog posting on Cap-ex. It really made me think and certainly has changed the way I look at real-es...

Hello BP community. I've been reading some of the excellent discussions and articles over the past month; and I figured it was about time I introduced myself.

I am Anthony, and I am looking forward to my firs...

If you were going to be an investor in a spec home building project (either one or a few SFR's or townhomes) what types of due diligence would you do?  What are the top questions you would be asking the sponsors to mi...

These gurus be charging thou$ands of dollars for their courses and seminars. If someone has that kind of money to pay for the course, wouldn't they be better off investing that money in real estate itself? Why pay $4k...

So, a friend of mine who's a hvac tech or whatever. He does commercial low pressure stuff. I don't know the techy term for it.

Anyways, he gets to do some pretty regular travel and he's in Colorado for 2 weeks worki...

I learned some formulas on this site. Like what percentages to estimate for repairs and cap expenditures etc.   I have 1 business checking account and 1 savings account for my 4 family building.  I keep the tenants de...

Ok not mumbo jumbo but leaglese.  I showed a high end house Saturday and Sunday he said he would like to float me an offer.  I was thinking a mile high 3 or 4 sentence idea of pricing and terms we could banter back an...

Hi all,

I have been trying to get into an underperforming apartment building for a good 6 months and am having a heck of a time finding one that isn't grossly overpriced in my area.

My specific neighborhood has pro...