Hi everyone! Happy New Year. May 2023 bring everyone a year full of health, happiness and fun investing!The last two years have been an absolute whirlwind, and have learned A LOT about the real estate world, investing...

Has anyone used RentPrep for screening? I searched for it on the BP site and nothing came up. Thanks!

We have a couple of properties in Atlanta, Georgia, in very desirable neighborhoods. My brother and I got really lucky during some tax sales. Property 1 is 14.7 acres but has two easements: a gas utility running on th...

What reasons would a buy and hold investor buy a property that doesn't cashflow?

Hello!  What are my fellow BP member thoughts on this language?  Does it specifically prohibit short term rentals?  I'm not seeing that it does and I am living in an ideal situation to move out and STR.  This is not a...

Hi. My wife and I live in California and purchased two homes out of state with Marshall Reddick in 2006. One single family home was in Florida and the other in North Carolina.

We are upside down on both homes and...

In the process of purchasing my first turnkey property out of state.  Just got the home inspection report, and it sounds like a disaster.  Water damage on the ceilings, wood rot, old HVAC, questionable roof, dead mice...

I'm working on purchasing a vacation rental in my hometown that is very seasonal, approximately 9 weeks of solid summer bookings and intermittent bookings throughout the shoulder spring/fall months. One of the compani...

I love reading the Deal Diaries on BP so I thought I would write my own. Hopefully, it will help others learn from my experience and avoid the mistakes I make (I'm sure there will be plenty!)This will be my third rent...

I've noticed that some people like and want 2, 3 and 4 plexes, but never understood why. What do you think? I understand that there is just one roof and one exterior, but also that SFRs are much easier to sell, a...