I'm trying to buy my first house.I found one I want in Tampa and contacted an agent via Zillow. She is not the seller's agent, just the agent Zillow paired me with. She showed me the house and I asked her to make an o...

I got my first call that my SFR was on fire possible electrical. The property is free and clear. the insurance policy is cash value for $60k purchased for $14k...no estimate on damages yet.

Any suggestions on what I ...

Hello All, My name is Greg Gibbons, from Louisville, Ky.If you have never been here, I can tell you that spring time in Kentucky is really beautiful!I recently began looking to buy a rental property.  I Googled some i...

Hey all,Getting ready to close on my first rental property and I'm trying to determine the best strategy for advertising the available unit.Being in Utah, KSL is always the go-to for classified listings but I see that...

I recently closed on a two-family and I figured (because of the age) that there would be lead paint in the building.  The seller told me they had no knowledge of lead paint, which is common enough.  I assumed I would ...

Is it a bad idea to go directly through the listing agent to purchase a property? If I choose to go through a realtor, (found him through Realtor.com) does that agent automatically become a buyers agent? Any insight w...

Hi all,I am an RE investor and have a rental property in Wisconsin, but I currently rent from a landlord in New Jersey and reside there. I do not have a written agreement. It is month-to-month and I haven’t paid a sec...

I have a tenant with first, last and security deposit on hand and is willing to get her mother to sign a notarized statement that she provides for her daughter and helps with her bills that is the good news the bad ne...

Hi,I am looking at starting my rental journey and I found a home that meets my criteria in OKC area, however the current tenant is on month to month Section 8 housing.  Is this something I should steer clear from? If ...

Hey BP, 
I'm trying to figure out options for REI with a 401k. I've read about a few users on BP doing it, but I'm still not entirely sure how it works. The main reason I'm interested in doing this is that my company...