One of my kids signed a lease with a big apartment complex.  She had a choice of putting down a deposit equal to two month's rent or paying monthly "deposit insurance."  The insurance is $150/month and she just renewe...

Over the last several years, all of the talk has been "how much cashflow can I make with my vacation rental investment?"  And while that is a worthwhile goal, it ignores that fact that, even without cashflow, investin...

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I am currently under contact for my first house hack a duplex. During the inspection the inspector found structural damage to the property in the crawl space. I got a structural engineer to look at the house and ...

I'm working on a deal and a quote from one of my contractors has a project management fee included in there. In the BP community's experience, is that a standard line item for most contractors? I've seen budgets with ...

Hello all,I've recently passed the Illinois broker's exam to faciliate my real estate investing. I have been interviewing brokerages to get a feel for what would be the right fit for me. Background: I have a full-time...

Hey BP Friends, Question: I just closed on a 3-unit property in western Cincinnati (Westwood area- a better part of it). Who would you recommend as a property manager for that end of town? Ideally, someone experien...

According to the wonderful new healthcare legislation, as a man I will be required to buy health insurance that includes coverage for maternity and newborn care. Doesn't matter than I'm a guy, I have to buy the cover...

I have very small bathroom to remodel. Previous owner had some weird ideas there (how about that PVC to hold a curtains?) all needs to go. Bath tub is corroded and somewhat pain to use in that type of set up. 
My c...

Ok, so I have multiple properties that I want to put under one corporation. For those in the same boat, how have you structured this? For example, I got some multifamily properties and a retail strip center. Each ha...

These are pictures of a 70's house. I have someone coming out Tuesday, but would like a second opinion.

You can see the crack inside the garage did not get a pic

Also inside the garage si...