Hello all, I was wondering if it’s advisable to invest with your spouse? I’m really into purchasing real estate as an investment property and renting it out rather than buying real estate to live in it. My spouse is i...

I have an STR and usually book it out for shorter stays like 1-2 nights at a time mostly. My cleaner recently mentioned she would like to get paid more for longer stays that are  like 4-5 days. Should I pay her more $...

Morning all!!...ok so I've been on BP now for 6 months and seem to have missed something really basic. My wife and I are committed to the RE business, but one question keeps popping up. How do afford/qualify to build ...

I was asked a question in another thread and when I started to answer the question, I realized it was a topic that was quite deep and may be good for a separate discussion.... Originally posted by @Bryan K.:
@Marcia ...

PETSThe current lease does not include pets however, if desired, the lease can be amended to include 2 small pets. We realize that many families like / desire pets however, all pets do impose a significant amount of w...

A longstanding great tenant of mine is terminally ill and has moved out (it’s highly likely he won’t be back). He’s now living with family and receiving hospice care. He’s in very poor health and likely will not surv...

Let’s face it… Renters -usually- rent because they don’t have it together. They are hard on rentals, with lousy pets, smoking, violence, lack of cleanliness, out of control kids, you name it. I’m learning this the har...

Our 1st tenants will be moving in on March 1, and are moving from Texas to Colorado. They have requested that we wear masks for the walk through. All mask mandates have ended for all counties in this area. We do not w...

Below are pics of what I'm working with. It's an 1880's home and everything I've read says they used pine and the lumber store said it was either pine or fir so I'm guessing it's pine. In my opinion the floor is great...

Whether tis nobler to fix and flip to outrageous fortune, or to landlord and wade into the sea of trouble.....

....my apologies to the bard........

I've seen so many references to "burned out land...