We just had our first accepted offer on a house that I knew would have some underlying problems.  After the general home inspection, we discovered WAY more than we were willing to take on for our first rehab/rent so w...

I've got a neighbor selling his single family house, and he uses my driveway (multifamily units) to go up and park his cars on his property since his original driveway off the Main Street he tore out and built a deck....

I'm stuck between two life choices: 1. Become a CPA2. Become a Real Estate AgentThe complication: I have always wanted to get into real estate investing. My parents own apartments and for the last couple of years I ha...

Hi everyone. I am fairly new to the forum and have been doing a lot of reading to prepare myself for my first deal. I met with a mortgage originator at one of the large bank in Minnesota today who told me that a trans...

Does anyone here have experience with buy & hold rental properties in higher-crime neighborhoods with depressed property values? In particular, I'm curious to know if there's a particular set of circumstances or m...

I'm a freelance writer living in Bellingham, Washington who travels to Honolulu several times a year for business. I know… it’s rough, especially when the weather here is 42 and raining. : )

In 2010, I bought...

Hello BP. This is my first post but I have been following the forum for a few weeks now. I am a new investor in the Philadelphia area interested in Buy/Hold with multi family dwellings. The deal I'm considering is on ...

Hi All! Glad I found this place after a friend recommended I join. I currently have 5 rental properties that in total cashflow $422/mo. (all 5) I haven't bought anything in over 2 years because I am struggling to find...

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My wife and I live in Portland. We are going to be buying a new home in the next few months. We have owned the home we live in for 3.5 years. I'd like to keep it as a rental property. We will either be moving ...

I am looking to purchase a SFR or a small multi-family in the San Diego area within the year to house hack, and I was wondering if a property with an in ground swimming pool is a bad investment due to the maintenance ...