BP community, Earlier last week, I closed on my first investment property, a duplex for 330k (25% down, conventional loan for 30 yr @ 4.875%). One unit is currently unoccupoed, and the other unit has tenants until the...

Hi All,I wanted to share one of my latest deals in Redwood City, CA that was a great success. It is a deal that on the day I bought it, I was the proud owner of a slum like property where tenants were not paying ren...

So..... now that they're including the cleaning fees in the search area as part of the per/night price.... mine look crazy expensive because we allow 1 night bookings. This makes no sense.
If I switch to 4 night or 7...

Hi everyone! I’m new to BP and excited to learn from all you experts!
I have 250k cash in checking and am self employed and bring in 40k a month from this specific business. 30k of it goes to my financial advisor and...

I wonder if any BP-er out there is investing in Des Moines, IA. I am finding fairly positive economic data but have not run across many on these forums who invest there. Just wonder if I am missing anything? Please un...

Hey guys- live in Minneapolis and found a off market deal for a 6 plex and 3 plex owned by the same person. They don't want to use a realtor to sell, and they firmly believe the units combined value is $750k which I t...

Hello BP family, I'm J.  Yes, that really is my name, it's not simply an initial...quite unusual, I know.  Born and raised in New York City; currently living in Atlanta, GA.  I actually got a hold of "The Book on Rent...

I'm a new investor and I don’t have any property yet . I like to invest in Colorado but the houses price are so high so that is why I’m thinking to invest out of state but I don’t know which is the best state or cit...

Just turned 60 and want to move my money out of my workplace investments (mix of 401k, IRAs) with Fidelity.  I own 3 homes (2 outright) and one is a vacation home rental that I owe just under a 1/2 mill on. Note: It p...

For those of us who been watching RE for some years, I am sure we all have our regrets... here goes my biggest....On the Jan 1, 2012, I was sitting home doing nothing... A friend came and asked me if I wanted to go se...