Michael Cole
Value Increase of Building
I’ve been renovating a 16 unit apartment in Pittsburgh for the past 6 months and things are going well. I’m renovating individual units (kitchen/bath/flooring/some painting) and I’m able to increase rents $150-$300 pe...
Dwight Porter
How come some sellers don't accept VA Loan Buyers?
Greetings,
I'm new to real estate and I found my first deal on a duplex in the Houston Texas area. I was going to house hack using a VA loan. I visited the property and made a strong offer. A few days later my realt...
Wa Chan
Thoughts on pulling out retirement to invest in Real Estate?
Hello everyone!I'm a newbie to real estate investing and the quest for early FI. I've been saving to invest in my first property (likely a house hack either multi-family or renting rooms in a single family) in the Por...
Jared Baker
The Cost of Owning a Duplex
Hello BP!I've started looking at duplexes and just can't seem to figure out how to make them work. So I live in Wisconsin between Madison and Milwaukee. There are some higher end towns in my area that have several d...
Chris Magistrado
The 2024 Akiya Movement: Rebuilding Abandon Japanese Homes
Hey BP,I've been on here for almost 4 years now, time has really gone by since I first read David Greene's Long Distance Real Estate and Brandon Turner's books.I did a quick search for Akiya's here on BP and didn't se...
Amy E.
Rent by the Room
Hi,
I've begun exploring the option of buying an investment property with the intent to rent by the room. Where can I find more info on how to safely and legally accomplish this? Google has not turned up mu...
Account Closed
Massachusetts (Worcester
I've been looking into investment properties in both Worcester and Providence, as these second tier cities seem to yield higher returns than within Boston. That being said I understand that there is a higher level of ...
Kristen Williams
FIrearm Declaration Form
Greetings from Wichita. This question is not for political debate, we are aware of the laws of Kansas regarding firearms. We would like, however, to be proactive and not surprised if a tenant owns a firearm. We would...
Account Closed
Joys of renting and random ramblings
To save afew bucks
Found stove,fridge,microwave cheap with bonus baby roaches"sweet"
Memo to self: buy new or look the stuff over
One tenant is going to get the rest of my money to me no later th...
Jason Ruello
Advice on getting started...
First off I still have Alot to learn, so my questions are the most beginner type as possible. I think vacation rentals, air bnb/vrbo is where I want to get started. The more I read, the more I see how much is involv...