Hi all, first-time [future] house hacker.  My wife and I are moving back to Philly and have found a duplex we're interested in, both units being 2 bed/1 bath at roughly 750 SF.I used the BP Rental Property Calculator,...

My mom is retired, epileptic, and is very nervous about the money drying up. She is unable to be hands on whatsoever, and just wants something safe that will produce an income stream. What are her safest and best opti...

I have heard of many investors filing liens on property or on friend’s property in an attempt to fend off legal challenges that would arise from someone identifying this equity. I realize that entities can be used ...

As a new investor who has spent the last two years reading, listening, and learning about real estate investing, it's an interesting time to be getting started. I have asked a few investors this question, but with eve...

Aloha BP!I'm unsure of whether I should go forward with my decision but I figured that I would post it here on BP because I value the opinions and feedback from the BP members here tremendously. So here is my story.My...

I'm looking to potentially acquire some properties there.I don't have any colleget properties in my portfolio yet.I'm curious of your experience.  A few questions:1) what challenges have you experienced?2) how well wo...

So my standard rei strategy is buy and hold rentals.  That works for me a my goals for a number of reasons.  One reason is that it fits well with my also having a full-time W2 career. 
In my W2 world, I am in the pro...

Good Morning BP Community,I'm looking for your experience and/or advice on borrowing money from family & friends. Although I don't have an opportunity to make an offer, I want to get money sourced ahead of  when I...

My wife and I bought our first home in May of last year (2018). The home we bought is a 2 family in Providence, and upon purchasing it, we decided to turn the 2nd floor apartment into an AirBnB listing instead of gett...

So I found an AMAZING property with a dumpy shack on it (it is totally falling apart). I found the owner through the county tax assessor and I want to contact them to see if they’d be willing to sell. How do I approac...