Aloha all! I must first admit that I am a total newbie and haven't yet done my first deal, but I've been studying a ton for the last year and just had a thought about compensating Property Managers that I wanted to pu...

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1031 Exchange: A tax-deferred exchange allowing the sale of one pro...

I recently purchased a duplex in MN and am wondering how billing for electricity (without separate meters) can be accomplished? I have all utilities in my name but would like to add a fee each month added to the rent ...

I see a lot of talk about the importance of hiring a property manager (PM) rather than self managing. For 20 years I have managed my own properties so I wanted to offer some thoughts on the advantages of self managing...

Hi everyone, I just purchased my first flipper last week. At least that's the idea. The house has a non-paying tenant. Because of this fact, I negotiated the price of the home extremely low. Here is the problem. The p...

HI !Considering making an offer on a foreclosure in New Kensington area of Pittsburgh. This is not an auction, it’s on the MLS, owned by Freddy Mac. The house is in pretty decent shape, I have an agent/appraiser/inves...

I've located a multiplex in my area but I'm not sure where to locate the information needed when investing in multi-family units. For example, is the selling agent going to have the information necessary to figure out...

Hi BP community! For a little background, I’m a Houston oil and gas investment professional working for a venture capital firm that has ~$11 billion in AUM. I'm familiar with the underwriting acquisitions and am inter...

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Dummy me. Waiting WAY too long to put my foot down on a delinquent tenant. Got caught up in school, etc. On Wed June 21 she stated she had mailed the rent. As of Saturday, June 24, no rent received. On Sunday I held a...