I hope to pick someone's brain on this:

I am building a speculative (spec) home in an unincorporated subdivision outside of San Antonio. Comps in the neighborhood generally have 9' ceilings; my plans call f...

I have identified a few preforeclosures in my area and would love to make a cash offer to the owners.  What is the best way to do this?  Walk up and knock on the door (might be tenants and not homeowners?).  Send a le...

Hello all,So as I alluded to in the title, I have tenants who are and delinquent and owe me February's rent, and now March. They called me saying they weren't able to pay because the one tenant's mother was diagnosed ...

Under current tax law, your building is set to depreciate over 27.5 or 39 years. But many assets like lighting, carpeting and cabinetry depreciate much faster than that.

Which means you shouldn’t have to wait all t...

Lately, I have been wanting to learn more about how certain investors have built up massive wealth and survived one or two real estate crashes. I don't believe zero down investing is the only way and certainly not pay...

Hi all,

I've gotten to the end of my rope with my current PM and am looking for a different company. The town is a smaller college town so there's not a huge selection. I only have one house in this town, but it's in...

Hello everyone,the name is Dario, a new newbie to BP seeking knowledge and wisdom on property investments. I will spend the next 14 days reading as much as i could on different threads and beginning with the free "Ult...

Hi! So, I have 4 properties. What do you guys use for book keeping, to categorize transactions and generate Profit and Loss reports for your CPA? I am using stessa, but I am wondering if there is something better out ...

My friend who is first time landloard took over an tenant and got a long email from tenant FWD to me.

Does she sound like a trouble tenant from the email? And any of those thing she describe is need to be fixed? The...

I was pre-approved to buy a house in NYC (a goal I've had for a long time)!  I now have an accepted offer on a triplex in the Bronx.  I'm looking at a 10-20 year hold and rent strategy. Loan requires only 3.5% downpay...