We don't have to wait for election day... The race was decided yesterday, on the football field, in the game between the Cowboys and Redskins. For 17 out of the past 18 elections, if the Redskins win their home game b...

I am new to the idea of real estate investing.  Most of my knowledge and experience is in stock market index investing and I have only just started to learn about real estate.  My goal is FI in 15 years with a monthly...

Hey guys,I've been wrapping up the work my place needed and have been testing the waters with getting it rented. Thus far, I've been posting on craigslist, but quickly found that my time was being wasted by a lot of t...

Hi all,I'm looking at doing my first refi so I'm no expert.  I know to the vets this may seem like a very simple question but I'm having an inner battle trying to figure out what path to take.  A property that I purch...

Ok, lets get the "it depends on your state/local municipality" out of the way.  I am looking for a more general quesiton of what is a reasonable hourly rate (or per job) to charge for DIY repairs.  For example, if a t...

Hey BP family, we've decided to add a basement apartment to our house and we're trying to decide if we should go with a long-term renter or if we should try short-term (think traveling nurses / doctors, not Air BNB) a...

Hi BP friends,

The Problem
In the Southern New Hampshire area, we have less than one month worth of inventory available on the MLS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! there should be 6 months available for a stable market. Now I...

Hi BP community,

I am considering using a HELOC for a 50k down payment on a four-plex. The discounted off market price is 330k with the estimated fair market value at 390k. The mortgage broker has assured me some b...

Hi everyone,I'm evaluating a condo in Panama Beach City Florida for a short term rental.  Here are the numbers:Purchase Price: 290kARV: 285k - 300kNo major renovation is required.  Here are the monthly expenses as I'v...

Hello fellow investors! I'm a fairly new buy & hold investor with 3 SFH properties in NC under my belt. I'm writing because I need some advice on what to do with one of my property managers who manages two of my p...