What are the criteria that people consider when deciding where to invest? It seems that it often comes down to comfort level and familiarity with markets. I am comfortable with in-person property searching but have no...

Hey guys I've been on this site for quite awhile and I'm finally getting around to purchasing my first property! It's a 3 lower 2 upper duplex in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The previous owner was using the upstairs a...

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I am in the process of purchasing a two-family investment property in Camden County, NJ. The contract was signed a month ago, mortgage approved this week, but the existing tenants won't let anyone inside to pe...

I've never used a hard money lender before, but with my first long-distance investment, I thought I'd give it a test drive. A little background: I am a developer, spec home builder, and occasional rehabber. Through a ...

Hi all, I am looking to go under contract for a property that has 2 units and needs some work to bring it up to speed with what the current market in the area offers.  However, in the unit that needs the most work, th...

Hi BP.  I'm analyzing a few properties for my first investment property purchase, which I plan on renting out to my brother and a few of his friends in a college town.  I asked my homeowners insurance carrier for a qu...

Tenants broke lease earlier, left without leaving forwarding address. We cleaned up the property, found some fleas and dead bedbugs on the belongings left behind ( sorry if I made you itchy ). I know I probably need t...

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Twice in the last week on different platforms (Quora and Atlanta House Share) I've seen 2 posts from people saying that if a person is investing/providing housing that they should not be doing it as ...

Happy New Year BP! I am looking to begin my short-term rental business via Airbnb Arbitrage in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. I am currently doing research on how to structure my LLC and setting up my systems, my goal i...

Hello!My name is Brian Gallagher. I currently do live in North Adams, MA.  Previously I've lived in Indianapolis, Chicago, the Bay Area, and then a plethora of small towns in the US.  Additionally, I've lived outside ...