Ready to take on that first or next fix and flip? Before you roll up your sleeves and start swinging that hammer, there's something crucial you need to know: the hidden costs that can quietly sabotage your renovati...

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I’m considering adding some short term rentals to my portfolio in areas that I’d enjoy spending time in.  One of the benefits of COVID, is much greater geographic flexibility for work.  I love the outdo...

Hi BP! I own some properties in a small city in Ohio that is looking to institute an ordinance that would require a landlord to register each property they own within city limits. Along with the registration, the ordi...

I am writing about this on BP because I just found out about it and there are bound to be some tax wizards on here that know about about the game theory needed to navigate our ridiculous tax code.  I stumbled upon thi...

Honest opinions on wholesaling and is it worthwhile?  Been trying at it for a year now and it has yet to be proven as successful as they say.  However I do currently have one property under contract which is in the pr...

Hi everyone.I’ve been trying to exercise doing neighborhood analysis as I work to refine my investing strategy. As the saying goes, in real estate it’s location location location! So to that end, I’d love to hear from...

I was reading some forums and it got me thinking as I am creating my own lease.  I've used several local PM companies leases to "learn" from.  What have people added to leases after learning from the school of hard kn...

Situation - You've just closed on a new property. It needs significant repair / renovation work. Your goal is to fix it up and have it rented or on the market as soon as possible.

What is the very first thin...

I recently purchased this house. There are cable and phone lines running EVERYWHERE....it's like a spider web, but all over the place...What can I do to fix this? Can I "force" the installer to come out and do it prop...

Hi all,I'm new at this landlord gig and I have a bit of a dilemma. A tenant asked if they could adopt a pet; when I replied with the information regarding deposit and pet rent, I never heard back until I followed up t...