Hi all. First-time investor here looking at single family homes and small multi-family in Vegas for buy and hold. I'm based out of state and interested in getting into Vegas during the potential downturn, as I'm bulli...

I recently read Mike Butler's book Landlording on AutoPilot.  One of the things that is in his book is setting up a "rent talk" with new tenants before they move in.  In this talk you discuss your expectations and wor...

Another interesting Los Angeles RE article. http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/the-rising-pric...

I'm considering investing in a rental property in the Durham area. My price range is 220-240K and less than 5 yr old construction. Of all the matches, 3 bed town homes (1600-1700 sq ft) seem to match my criteria the b...

There are many posts and have heard several guests on the BP podcast advocate for getting your real estate license, but no one ever talks about the downsides.I'm a southeast Michigan-based investor who is using direct...

In my area the cheapest you can get a home is about 200k. If your lucky you score a 20$/hr job (min is 12$), and get 40k per year, and are still unable to qualify. This is a reality for most people around me, they ren...

After a few years of dreaming, we are ready to purchase our first STR. 
Strongly considering these two areas .... 
Outer Banks (Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk) 
or 
Wilmington/Southport (Carolina Beach, O...

I have a house that every month the person is late.  I charge late fees and so far he has paid them.  But he is still late VERY LATE every month.  I am continually running into trouble because I have to hound this guy...

Hi all-I just wanted to run a problem that my partner and I are running into during a double duplex purchase.  Properties are in Central Florida.We recently went under contract for a pair of duplexes off the MLS, and ...

Howdy gang!I have a 100 year old house in NY.  After draining the hot water radiator system over the summer to replace a number of values, I was able to represurize the system without leaks.Once the heat started being...