Yesterday my tenant texted me to tell me that she didn't want to turn on the central heat so she plugged in a space heater. When she did this tripped the lights.  She flipped the breaker and the lights came back on bu...

Hey everyone!  I wanted to reach out an here your thoughts on my situation.I have recently been presented with an amazing opportunity and am weighing my choices.  My company has gone through a round of layoffs (financ...

First if its your property do what ever the law will allow you to do without a contractors license. With that being said I am a contractor an electrical contractor to be exact. For those that don't know the majority o...

Hello all, I have a large 5 unit building that is all separate electric baseboard heat. The building consists of 3 units that are 3/1, and then two 1 bedrooms. It's two floors. The left side of the building is two of ...

Alright, the last part of the title was just a joke to get people to click on this post. The real reason for the post is to see if there are any of ya'll out there who buy or have bought salvage title vics.

Buying a...

Sometimes, what you think might be a "deal," just might not be. Or you over-analyze a deal until you talk yourself out of it. Maybe that's where I am on this deal. So I'd like some advice from experienced BP'ers in th...

I currently own one rental that is cash flow positive and am looking to purchase my second.  I have about $70,000 in savings to play with and was originally looking to only invest part of that along with a loan to pur...

First off , Thanks to anyone who can help me out here with advice or thoughts. What I have before me and was offered to me was a 8 unit apartment complex.   that's 8 units between 2 buildings. Building 1 has 2 units ...

I'm looking at a town home tomorrow. I am looking to rent to students, and it is in a great location, near the college market that I am targeting. My main concern at this point is getting it at a good price.

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I just bought my 1st investment property. It is a 50+ year old property that is in pretty good condition. I just ripped out the kitchen cabinets and have a couple of concerns.

1. There is no insulation in the exterio...