Just ripped out the old carpets and have all these annoying staples that are ridiculously labor intensive to remove. Do you know of an easy way to remove them? I'm prepping the floor for vinyl installation.  I'm think...

Hello BP members just wanted to reach out and say thank you to the mass of people that have shared some knowledge or helped me in the last few months just yesterday closed on my first official investment property (sec...

Well now it's getting real.  Put an offer on a house in Prescott, AZ (red hot market like so many others right now). My intention is to go Short Term Rental via VRBO or similar.  I have to makes some decisions in a sh...

Hi all,My tenants is looking to have a roommate move in with her. I am having the new roommate go through the usual application process (background/credit checks, application form). My question revolves around the sec...

Hello everyone!I have recently been in contact with a local real estate investor who's been investing for over 25 years. He agreed to take me in as an apprentice. I asked him that I would like to get into real estate ...

I have seen ads for home warranties and of course the company tells me how great they are for rental property.  Here is what I have been offered:

Do they really give what they promise? Are they really worth it or a...

Hello all!If you manage and maintain your own properties, what spare parts do you stock?What I have in mind are things that might make the house "unlivable", or parts that can be used to at least make the house safe o...

Hi All!  I am wrapping up tax prep on my extension for 2018.  I am thinking creative thoughts about how to handle the real estate flip project that we began in 2018 and completed in 2019.  Let me know how you all thin...

Hello! I will soon have my Real estate license ( I will have it by the middle of January beginning of February) and as a new agent with no prior experience I am looking for some advice. What do you seasoned agents wis...

Not sure how your states are handling this but Oregon passed new laws in January and they are not kidding.we got caught in the middle of the change and got a 16k fine plus had to pay 19k for remediation.now this proje...