What are some of the best upgrades to make on a rental property in order to increase rent? Our unit is in the worst shape of all 4 and therefore is rented for the least in the complex. This is our first rental and it...

Currently I do not have any IRA / 401k, and I have been looking at starting and depositing into one before tax day deadline for 2011.
I have previously just bought stocks and/or mutual funds

However, the more I think...

Economic Update
(Monday, July 27, 2020)

This week is a good week for real estate investors (particularly if you have a house for sale). Existing houses sales are up, new home sales are up, inventories are down...

Hi,I purchased a house recently and my property manager did make-ready repairs in it. Nothing serious (not a fully-fledged rehab). There are a couple of issues with it, though, and I want to understand how you would r...

My husband is working full time. I'm housewife taking care of our child and rental properties.We have 5 SFR and one apartment building out of state, managed by PM.  We bought the apartment building vacant last year an...

Hello BP, 
The wife and I are buying a lovely triplex to house hack. The appraisal came back $50k less than the purchase price. We want the house but don't want to overpay for the property. Our options are 1. Walk aw...

Hi All,  This is a complex (for us) opportunity that I'm going to lay this out as concise as possible.  I'm sure this is a cake walk for most but would be our first property and is larger (# of appts) and includes a r...

Dear BP community,I just made an offer on a fourplex and am looking for negotiation advice.  The property is in really good shape and had a new roof done on 2014.  The area is a B- neighborhood so it will not be too d...

Hey guys…looking for any advice on analyzing a deal and making an offer.  Some background, I made the decision to try to get into real estate investing about a year ago.  I’ve analyzed ~100 properties and made about 2...

Wondering what kind of form/estimate sheet you all give your contractor?I've completed various renos, usually on the smaller side <40k and always used an excel spreadsheet with what is to be done, kind of broken do...