I have some properties that are about to be vacant. I was thinking about ways to get creative and create a niche for myself. With the green movement being such a big deal and all the talk about energy efficiency I tho...

Interested in the Austin Market, not sure where to start. We own our home and would like to start looking at either flips or buy and hold but it seems like buy and hold mostly would be a cash negative situation in our...

Hello BP, I have a potential legal question. If I have a relative that wants to invest some money into a property I am buying, but I do not want their name on any part of the property, is there a legal problem to be c...

One of tenants called me asking if I want to sell the house they live in. They are new renters, and I recently rehabbed the property. I am all in 52k, and I think the property would appraise for 65-70k. They don't ha...

Hello I am still new to the investing world, so any advice would be helpful. I'm considering a purchase to use as section 8 rentals. It does not already have voucher in place. What is the process to get section 8 ren...

I am looking at a 12 unit for 550,000, my question is should I try to find a lender for the entire purchase price, or just for the down payment? I haven't secured any loans from anyone before so I'm not sure if I shou...

I hired a contractor to do part of some renovations on a 40 unit complex. He was contracted for install on some of the units for LVP flooring, cabinets, counter tops, doors, base boards, some wall repair and a few oth...

I have a realtor that I enjoy working with and want to use on my deals, especially since I am very new in this. We already used her for one rental (our first) and everything went great.

There are many propert...

Hi everyone! My name is Teage; yes, first name! I am 23 years old and I live in Austin, TX. I have been surprising successful in the workforce at a young age and snagged a great job that allowed me to start buying pro...

I am currently considering buying my first rental property. I just read chapter 16 (getting ready to close) in "The Book on Rental Property Investing" and it talks about keeping a checking account for rent and a savin...