My Mother owns a single-unit home in East LA, in a desirable neighborhood, that she inherited 8 years ago. It's been a rental property since her father owned it, and the current tenants are a family that has occupied ...

I came across this story today on the Journal of Light Construction website, http://www.jlconline.com/leadsafe-practices/storm-...What are your thoughts concerning this development? Do think other states will follow M...

I'm currently running the numbers on a property in my area that I believe has great investment potential. It is a FSBO that is owned by an elderly couple who are very motivated to sell. I plan on doing a final walkthr...

Greetings everyone. I have a property I'm selling where the buyer has agreed to pay $25k above what it was last appraised for 2 mos. ago when another buyer was purchasing using a conventional loan. That buyer initiall...

I'm in the process of renovating my latest rental house.  I've been thinking about Smart-Home features which would be beneficial to a landlord as opposed to wiz-bang cool features to attract tenants. Specifically, I'm...

I am wanting to remove this wall. It doesn't seem like it is weight bearing, but It does seem like it is possible. There are stairs right across from it. Can anyone tell? thanks

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I purchased my first rental. 2 bdrm in a small town. Interesting call today from a potential tenant: she lives in Canada and has almost 2 yrs left in her contract and then will be moving back to this ar...

I just bought a triplex which I will be owner occupying. I am helping a friend of mine purchase the one next door for an investment. He lives out of state and wants me to manage his property.

I want to be completely...

Hello BP,I am reading "Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads" by Larry Loftis and came across the concept of partnering up with a "Buyer-Broker."  The advice is to find a broker who works with real estate invest...

There is often a question on whether to pay off mortgages or not, but I would like to propose a different scenario.If you have a little extra cash to pay per month (equal to one extra payment per year), would you pay ...