Does anybody have any experience or strong opinions about investing in a solar or wind energy farm? I’m not interested in the activist investor angle. How would the typical returns compare to residential real estate? ...

I'm thinking myself around in circles, and hoping for the input of the BP community to settle me down. Feel free to skip down to the bottom if you just want to look at the numbers, but the numbers aren't what are real...

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Here's my dilemma: About a year ago, I started to farm a new area of my city (Boston). I received a call from one of my mailings and visited the property. I began negotiating with the homeowner for th...

Like most I so badly desired to jump into real estate. The only problem I had was that I had no money. I was able to scrounge up 15k through family for the down payment, but I had no money to enhance the property I wa...

We made the decision last year to downsize and are in the process of building a new home (slated to be completed in June). Originally, we had every intention of selling our current home but now I'm not sure if we shou...

How many of you have offered your properties on lease w/option to buy? What were the terms of that? Meaning did you charge X amount down up front and a lease term of X amount of time? After which point their down woul...

I needed to post this months ago. I’ll get straight to the point and then would appreciate any suggestions on how I might approach this. I have had a fusion of financial challenges and poor money management leaving me...

This is a long and convoluted story, but I'll condense it to the basics. I bought my first rental property in Danville earlier this year. The inspection report turned up no issues with the foundation whatsoever. Fast-...

Do you simply make sure they have renter's insurance or do you require a minimum amount?I have insurance on my properties and an umbrella policy as well.

Hi - I've been interested in buying rental property for a few years, and lately have been looking into it more seriously (viewing listings, etc.). I just want to make sure that I have a good sense of the risks involve...