hi everyone! so i am nowhere clsoe to getting ready to invest in real estate but i wanted your help. i spoke to my wife about future plans of investing in real estate. she did not take that well. she is very short ter...

Hello, I'm curious what resources investors use to screen potential tenants (e.g. background checks or credit checks) during the application process, other than just Googling the person?  I'm just starting out as an i...

For a turnkey property, or one that requires little fixing up like painting, what would be a safe amount of cash that you should have? This cash is strictly for the property, not personal living expenses.  I'm not loo...

Hello Landlords, I own a 2 acre industrial site with one tenant.  The property includes a 3-story office building, a shop/maintenance area, and yard space for storage and parking.  I'm in the midst of renegotiating th...

I recently closed on a line of credit on my primary residence.  My HUD-1 stated a certain amount in closing costs, but I was then charged more because whoever had prepared the HUD-1 had not updated the closing costs (...

Hello BP!  Glad to be here...looking forward to connecting. I am looking for a second investment property.  I was thinking about student housing (renting rooms).  Does anyone on BP already do this?  What is your exper...

When it comes to structuring your real estate business, choosing between an LLC and an S-Corp can feel like a big decision—and for good reason. The entity you select can impact everything from how you're taxed to how ...

There must be a lot of trading going on in the secondary mortgage markets, because so many of our loans have changed hands recently and it has been super annoying. For example one of them has switched several times ju...

So I'm closing on my fist investment property later this month. With the excitement of getting my first place comes the responsibility of finding good tenants. I'm curious what the BP community thinks about two questi...

We've seen tremendous interest from investors seeking larger balance investment property HELOC's or home equity lines of credit. Understandably, investors are looking to tap or access increasing equity positions, many...