Hi all, I am a first time real estate investor and bought a duplex back in Feb and was able to turn ithe around before the 2nd mortgage paymen, which I was pretty happy about. And if you would have asked me how things...

Stockton, CA Rental Market – From the Tenants Perspective.About 9 months ago I did a little "market research" because I was bringing a few new units in Stockton online. This week I had another one come up and since I ...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/landlords-a...This is an interesting article about the influx of investors to the rust belt from previously popular markets like Atlanta and Phoenix. I'm working on my first deal...

Hi BP friends,

The Problem
In the Southern New Hampshire area, we have less than one month worth of inventory available on the MLS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL! there should be 6 months available for a stable market. Now I...

rules rules rules.The good old "rent should be a minimum of 1% of the property value to make ends meet" is failing currently. With housing prices in the DFW area rising rapidly there is no way the existing market cou...

Greetings,

I owner occupy a Tri-Plex in Snohomish County near Seattle, Washington and have been there for 60 days now. I've had enough time to get to know the tenants - previously poorly managed by Century 21...

Hi, all. I'm closing on my very first rental property this week, and am looking to set up one of the online PM services, ether Tenant Cloud or Cozy. Buildium seems to cost too much for me, right now, having only one p...

Hey BP, I'd really appreciate some feedback on a deal I'm considering.
TL;DR
I'm getting into real-estate investing and have an opportunity to buy the lot next to my primary residence. It's located in North Phoenix ...

For the first time in my life I do NOT fear being in debt! I had tons of bad debt in the past and I fixed it with my current home in Lacey, WA. I refinanced my home and wiped out my bad debt! I owed over 22K to one of...

I am in the process of buying 3 duplexes that are undervalued because of rents. They are renting for $800-850. Market rents for this size in this neighborhood. should be 1100-1200. Once you purchase how do you rais...