I purchase a new property in 2007 for $186,000 to be used as a rental property from day 1.  The property was initial rented for $1300.  Hindsight is 20/20 and not  good investment, but I'm trying to figure best way to...

Hello everyone,I have not focused any attention on multi-family know-how here on BP since I didn't see myself having the resources to tackle such a project as a new investor.  Then someone I know mentioned there is ...

Hello,I am an american living in Paris and I have recently started investing in real estate. I have purchased three apartments in the last two years (in Paris and Marseille) and am looking for more! I have learned a l...

I realize this question is going to be unheard of by some, but would you consider renting a short term rental without TVs?We have a three bedroom two bath Lakehouse, that we are considering keeping for personal use. W...

The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...

I list my properties in MLS and also do rental open houses 2x/week.  I have a newer rental property that I rented out for the first time last year, in July, got it rented in 2 weeks for $1600. This year,  listed it Au...

I am just starting out.

I have done research all during 2013 on how this process works. I have visited many single family homes in my area listed on the MLS with the intention of buying them on the spot if I ...

Hi everyone I was just looking into signing up for the Home Depot credit card yesterday (which I found doesn't have that great of benefits) and I started wondering.. out of the three biggest box stores (Home Depot, Me...

EDIT: The original video link was wrong, it's now been fixed.So I was at a local networking event and more than one person was interested in investing out of state. My hope is that this is a detailed enough post I can...

Great article about new restrictions when selling a property and providing financing to the end buyer. These restrictions go into effect under Dodd-Frank on January 10. These are federal restrictions, not limite...