I am considering buying my first rental property. The property is a duplex in Urbana Illinois. It is listed at $79,900. It is located near shopping, restaurants, school and bus lines, for easy access to the University...

Hi everyone,So I've seen a few threads on this, but I know the market is always changing, so I just want to make sure I haven't missed anything.  We have a property under contract (2/1 SFR & a duplex w/ a 2/1 &amp...

On your early properties for buy and hold investors, was their a price range on properties you would look to where it seemed if you went lower the place was not quality enough and if you went higher the rent seemed to...

the neighbor of one of my rentals wants to sell. We agreed to $20k. He wants to do a private quit claim deed. I want to protect myself best I can. I talked to my lawyer and he said it cost each of us $600 for him to g...

This is a 1 bed/ 1 bath condo in Riverside, CA close to many shopping centres and a big hospital. I'm currently living in it and the owner is looking to sell.Property Value - $168K (roughly)Downpayment - $32k (20%)Clo...

Hello. I’m a GC in the Indianapolis area with a passion to get started in real estate investing (flipping homes and rentals.) I’ve recently started listening to the BP podcast and getting familiar with all BP has to o...

I'm considering putting a charging station in my STR. I don't have an EV so I'm a bit unfamiliar with exactly how these operate or liabilities that they create. My fear is that if my charging station somehow causes da...

I have been in the Navy for about a year now and just got orders to San Diego. I have been planning on using the VA loan to house hack a property wherever I get stationed at, but San Diego is obviously a very expensiv...

Hi BP, We secured our first STR with an equity line of credit and are now hoping to convert that into a 30-year fixed. Any advice on finding a lender who can do 10% down and no MI on a refinance?We also are looking to...

This is my first post here on BP, although I've been reading on here for the last couple months or so.I am in the process of trying to find financing for a Quadplex deal in Oklahoma City and I am having some issues fi...