I am a few weeks away from becoming a first time home owner. 3 Unit in Rhode Island. The property contains a 2 unit building and a 1 unit standalone cottage. This will offer a unique opportunity to be a landlord/prope...

I recently acquired a building and there is one unit which is disgusting, smelly, and dirty. There have been multiple complaints of the smell by the other tenants. The smell equals that of underwear that has been worn...

I've been analyzing hypothetical deals to try to set my buying criteria and wanted to get some feedback on my numbers and assumptions. I'm a new investor looking at buy and hold rentals in the SE Houston market. Areas...

Hey BP folks,I've searched high and low to find an opinion on this buy-and-hold real estate investing strategy that my wife and I are employing and haven't come up with much.  I would love to hear some feedback on thi...

This was an interesting one. The heat at one of my units has been wonky -- its steam radiator heat with the old-school upright radiators, and some were giving off great heat and some were not. This particular unit has...

What a relief!  Have you ever had your expectations exceeded?  Well that just happened on my last project and I have an overwhelming sense of joy from it.  I just completed a live in rehab which I intend to rent our l...

Hi everyone! I'm a young professional (<25) and am trying to plan a house hacking strategy I would start implementing in 2023. I'm reading The House Hacking Strategy book and trying to determine the best ways to pr...

Rent price increase question. I currently own a duplex with both sides rented. The A-side is renting for 1050 a month and the B side for 1350. The first tenant was there when I lived in the property in 2019. I kept th...

Hello fellow BPers.I live in Denver and am looking for my first buy and hold property and have been eyeing Pueblo CO.Anyone have any insight on the market in Pueblo and which neighborhoods to avoid?Any advice would be...

I know that this post is long, however, I think that it can provide some insight into the process of getting a portfolio loan for those willing to take the time and effort to read it.
My Portfolio Loan Story
I feel ...