Hi,This is my first post here on the BP :). I am currently a 19 year old college student and in a bit of a dilemma trying to figure out what I want to do.  I've thought about dropping out or taking a semester off to p...

I'm getting ready to get a property under contract, it's a 12-unit run down, beat up...basically a complete rehab top to bottom.Here's the story: In 2005 it was sold for $320,000 then in 2011 for $85,000 for some reas...

I am currently enrolled in college and studying electrical engineering. I am on a co-op where I am not in classes but instead working for a company in my field. I want to buy a house in my college town and rent out th...

The refinery in my town is only letting essential personnel in.  Everyone else has been let go or else told not to report to work.  They contacted me and asked me to work about 8 hours a day doing drug screens on thei...

We all got excited about the EIDL loans from SBA: $10k free advance that does not have to be repaid, and then some great terms on up to $2M loans. 
We celebrated too early. First we learned that it is not $10k. It is...

My wife and I are going to give the manage a rental thing a try. We're trying to do it for zero cash out of pocket - just leveraging our credit and equity in the primary residence.BackgroundWe bought a house in the Po...

So currently its me,my wife and 1 employee that run this business. We have 8 units 1 duplex and 6 SFH's. I find the deals and run around and try and keep it all together doing it all with some construction stuff and k...

Hi,I have a SFR 3bd 2bath home in Las Vegas, Summerlin Adjacent near The Lakes Sahara.  I've had it on Zillow, Trulia, Hot Pads & Craigslist for 3 weeks and... nothing.  It's been fixed up and it's not renting.  I...

I'm considering buying an out of state short term rental and self-manage remotely. I've been reading up on some of the operational hurdles that hosts typically face when doing this, but one topic I've been struggling ...

I have been teaching for the past 15 years in Ct. The State budget is a mess I am not plan on seeing a raise anytime soon. With three boys approaching college age money has become a real concern. I was a builder, carp...