Hey BP members, I've been looking into Hubzu and Xome auction sites lately. I read up on these sites and I have seen some mixed reviews.I recently walked through a few properties from these sites and I liked one from ...

My wife and I recently purchased a three-flat in Berwyn and are house hacking for at least the next year. The property has a single furnace, so we cover gas and heat for all three units (which can get pricey in Chicag...

Do you calculate your NOI over you Gross scheduled income or just your Gross income?

So, I am completely new.  I don't really know terms or have any type of real understanding when it comes to real estate investing.  So, I am going to throw out my thinking on something to get started and wondered if s...

Hey I was just wondering what everybody does when first buying a property or when they are doing a rehab, what are some things you replace or do to cut some on repairs or maintenance? For example, I always replace rub...

Tenants left this stain on an elevated trex deck.  How would you handle this?  I can see replacing the boards that are stained or is it possible to caculate the replacement cost of the full deck minus depreciation due...

I am looking at a potential commercial ground lease for a parcel I own in LA County. The parcel is under 2 acres. I am trying to understand what's customary and market on a number of points, and so I'd appreciate some...

I'm seeing high electric bills in our STR properties and was wondering if anyone had tried using a web thermostat to reduce power usage when the unit was vacant.  The idea would be to turn the AC up (higher temps) whe...

So, going through the big D and obviously this has turned things upside down for me...  I am staying in the primary residence, wife is moving out and keeping our single SFR out of state investment property.  So far th...

Apologies if this is wrong forum.   This is of interest to anybody investing in WA State.
As has been the case the last few years in WA,   statewide rent control bills have been proposed which would severely limit ho...