We are in the process of refinancing our home to combine a first and second at the lower rates. We are in a mountain resort area in California and based on things I'd seen around town, thought our home would appraise ...

I have been looking at Joe Bodeks wholesaling and Lease Option mentoring programsHe sounds like a squared away experienced guy based on his lecturesand the price for his program is very reasonableHas anyone here had a...

Excited to delve into real estate investing with three properties already in my portfolio! Currently prepping a new property in Arizona for the rental market and seeking advice on planned updates:
Considering upgradi...

I've had a 1b/1ba 500sqft condo on the market for two months.  I've already done a price reduction, and now my realtor is suggesting a staging at a cost of $1200.  Every month this thing sits on the market it's costin...

Hi All,I think most people on BP are self-taught or self teaching when it comes to Personal Finance.  I know that my study has been a hodge-podge of Corporate Finance, blog and Podcast study, books, and trial and erro...

Poll - appliance packages. Where do you buy and how much do you spend?

Stainless steel - 4 pcs (side by side fridge, micro,dw, stove). I buy basic w and d - usually whirlpool. I've purchased Frigidaire and GE. For 4...

I've explained the benefits of Facebook advertising for REIs & Agents in an earlier post here. While reading a few discussions it's clear that the majority of REIs & Agents are having little to no success wit...

So I am in the process of acquiring a new property in a good area that is vacation driven in upstate NY. The house will cash flow but the property comes with a great newly built barn with a slab and all.Now when my br...

hello,I'm new to REI but I think I found a pretty fair deal in a depressed area.   I found a 5 unit building 4 1 bedroom 1 2 bedroom.  Total rents $2275Taxes $150 Ins $90Gas $182 budget planWater $50Trash $35Sewer $50...

... it was $3,500 per unit @ roughly 500 sq ft per unit (waterproof laminate).

I've priced just the materials at Home Depot for the Allure vinyl water resistant flooring and it was closer to $1.1k/unit (just material...