Hi,I'm a new member from Belgium (the country, in Europe).  I've been an enthousiastic subscriber of the BP Podcast since a few months.  I'm absorbing knowledge like a sponge while working towards a first deal, but wh...

Oregon is considering a bill with state wide rent control. As landlords, this is obvious an issue incredibly important to our industry.Rent control creates ghettos. Rent control drives up the cost of housing.  Rent co...

What would be a good ballpark estimate to put in granite countertops in the kitchen? I was thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of $250 per linear ft.

For regular counter tops, at least here in Dallas TX, .75 cen...

Hi all I was considering buying a home in Encinitas with the idea of living in it, fixing it up a bit and at some point renting it out and moving on to another property. Anyone have any experience with rentals in this...

(Hopefully) Soon many of us "newbies" will be making their first moves in the REI world. It's quite a daunting idea that seems to overwhelm a lot of first time buyers for various reason. One reason that I have recentl...

Hi everyone, I'm looking into entering a very niche market of providing a "Crash pad" to military officers going through long training courses. These individuals are on 3-5 month assignments, and are reimbursed for ho...

Hi all, I’m in a bit of a predicament. I have very qualified prospective tenants but they have a Dutch German Shepard dog. Female, 54 lbs, vaccinated, potty trained and “very sweet”. I’ve only ever rented to people wi...

Just wanted to get an overall take on where im at so far. Heres the details. Bought a house on the eastside of Detroit on Tacoma and Hayes for $5200, 3 bed 1 bath, single car garage . Put about 4000-5000 in it to get ...

New to hosting and currently hosting our first problem guest. A guest with no reviews asked to book our place for two guests since she will be spending time with her sister for her sister's birthday. I asked if she re...

Hello BP Forum, 
This is my first post on here and I truly appreciate this amazing network of highly effective go-givers of time and energy. It's something that just blows me away. 
Cut to the chase. 
I will be mov...