Hello,I received this pocket deal from a realtor. I went to see the property today. It's in a great neighborhood. Rent would be $600 for 1br nd $800 for 3br. But the 1br unit needs about $7500 in renovations. It's cur...

Hey guys,I have a seller who won't budge on the price. At the price he wants, the numbers won't work for me. Was wondering if you had any tips to bring him down to a reasonable price that'll work for both of us?Thanks...

Hey BPI could use some help trying to convince my parents investing in real estate is a smart decision. I found out they have a ton of equity in their house and could easily take out a HELOC for a downpayment on a ren...

Hello all,Tenants have left and I wanted to know if I could deduction from deposit for re-keying locks? I ask because I have 5 doors with locks.   I looked at the Texas Rental Handbook, but it doesn't say if I could c...

I have begun to find an area I would like to look for a small multifamily property to house hack in and started the process of talking to agents and lenders. I now need to really define the type of property features I...

Good evening ladies and gents! A lot of season investors, and other people seems to talk about real estate crash is around the corner. How would you prepare for the next real estate market crash? Would you buy propert...

Hi we are still planning a upleg and 1031 exchange.  Partners owned the downleg 50 -50 Only one owner wants to be on the loan and the lender says thats ok because we're putting  a lot down on the uplegI was wondering ...

I've encountered a moral dilemma and wanted to ask BP members about their thoughts. My grandfather bought a single-family residence which has been rented by the same man for the past 30 years, he always pays on time, ...

What deductible is typical for single-family rental properties? I have some companies that won't quote me anything less than 3% whereas other have quoted 1%.

We have been going back and forth with a family on 3 homes in an estate since August of 14. We bought two of the homes and have been working on the third one. Third one is occupied by the sister who has been there for...