brand new here, first post.. this site looks awesome though..anyway....-Almost ready to buy my first home/ investment. I never hear anything about buying/renting out/selling condos. Are they a horrible investment? Doe...

My contractor says he charges $1000 a day for a crew of three plus materials of my picking. He gave me general # of day estimates room by room. It's difficult to get a contractor to even look at a house if you don't a...

Ive been trying to research the pros and cons of each. It is really confusing.I spoke with my lawyer, and he suggests putting my rental property into a trust.My goal is to buy and hold very long term (sell when it mak...

With the CARES Act and the ability to withdraw 100% of my 401k without penalty I am very close to pulling it out as a loan to myself. This way I essentially have 3 years to pay it back and when done it still grows. Wh...

We have been approved for the EIDL loan, but after taking a look at all of the requirements for use of funds, I can't see how it's advisable for landlords to take this loan, unless you are truly in need, hence the ter...

I am new here and buying my first property in Atlanta north suburbs. It’s a new construction worth about 250k single family.I know most would never recommend this idea but for me I have kept hard cash in my bank accou...

We are stuck in a situation that keeps repeating itself. We have a rental property in a high demand area. Houses in this area do not go on the market very often and a lot of our tenants try to exhaust/frustrate us int...

Hi BPers!I want to express the amount of gratitude I have for the BP community that had showed me so much in the last 4 months. I've learned so much and try to put little by little the things I've learned into action...

I have been really interested in real estate for several years now. Only recently have I decided that rental properties is the way for me to go. With a lot of passion and ambition, I am ready to move forward on a purc...

Are you purchasing a property at every duty station?I am considering doing this as I move from base to base in order to incorporate my Basic Housing Allowance (BAH) into my real estate investing.  Are you buying and h...