Hi BP community, I wanted to see if it's possible for me to qualify as a RE professional or what other strategies are available. I know that to qualify as an RE professional for tax purposes, I must:- spend 750+ hours...

The rules of investment of changed. The US dollar is at risk and the element of cash reserves essentially losing value should be beginning to factor into long term investment strategies. News and political affiliation...

Not really a discussion but a funny and stressful story. A tenant of mine has completely lost her mind! I'm sure plenty of you have been there! She started sending me rude, insulting and unprofessional messages. This ...

OK. I have been listening, learning, reading, and dreaming. I am very close to looking for that first deal, but one thing that I seem to have limited knowledge on is financing. So I am just gonna throw some random sce...

Here's my intro everyone. I am a 35 yr old public school music teacher.  I've been teaching for 10 years and had what I would consider to be extremely limited exposure and experience to real estate investing. My wife ...

Hello BP, 
I'm having the toughest time financing a duplex in Baltimore city, they had to push the closing date back 2 times already.  It seems to be the appraiser that is holding it up.  The property is designated a...

I've been educating myself in rental properties for over a year, but have yet to pull the plug. Have evaluated a number of deals but haven't found the "right" one yet. I've been looking at SFRs and multi's, but I foun...

For those of you who invest in property outside of your state; how did you find the agent that you use?

Did you know the area very well or did your agent advise you on where the good/bad areas were?

I have begun c...

Over the next year I plan on raising money for a syndicate multi-family investment. I will be looking in the 16-32 unit range.Given my lack of experience I will need to bring a lot to the table in order to raise money...

I have a good tenant in my unit for the past 3 years. Lease is up for renewal. On recent inspection of the unit I noticed the screens on the back patio are all ripped. It appears the damage was caused by their cat,...