Dear BP'ers I recently am closing on a duplex (end of July) and the side that was previously owner occupied is in decent condition. I plan on just adding new hardware to the cabinets and tearing up the carpet to put v...

That's right.  I own a SFH in Los Angeles, and the last time my tenant paid rent was Feb rent.  So now he has missed Mar, April, May, and we are coming up on June.  He has not offered to make even partial payments, an...

I've only purchased single family homes thus far and I am not experienced in multis. Do they have similar ROI as SFH? I have one 4 unit I'm looking at. Its in a great area, which is important to me. Its solid brick...

Hi BP Community! My name is Joe Chui, I'm a newbie in REI, meaning ZERO experience. I'm originally from San Francisco, currently living in Paramus NJ, moving into Manhattan this October.

I work as a sales co...

Hello everyone, 
I am a newbie investor based in the SF Bay Area and my wife and I are looking to buy a SFR home in either North Texas or Denver as a rental investment in the next 1-3 months. Our budget is around $40...

I'm building a house intended to be sold for profit. The house is still under construction at the end of the year. If I'm $250k worth of expenses into the project, do I write those expenses in this tax year? Or do I m...

Hello everyone, I'm extremely new to this and only recently started considering getting into real estate investing. Let me start off by saying that I have zero experience in real estate and I'm miles and miles away fr...

I talked to a guy who lived in NYC. He said he used to flip in Jacksonville, FL long-distance because the market was hot at the time. How does someone know which markets are "hot?" And what does "hot" mean? Does it me...

Hi BPers,My brother @Joshua Smith has a property which he purchased in May 2017, but has been design and in permitting (a complete nightmare) for the remainder of the year. Therefore, it hasn't made any revenue, as in...

How do most investors feel about how increased interest rates will impact the R/E Investing market?  Rates up over 1% takes away a significant portion of cash flow making there little to no cash flow at market rental ...