Hi BP family!I am about a week away from closing on my first property.  I intend to house-hack it and am looking for some advice if possible.  This isn't about the numbers, but more about the living situation of the h...

After taking office, the Trump administration reversed a regulatory effort that put a spotlight on the fees that investment advisors received for managing retirement accounts, which forced the Department of Labor (DOL...

my husband gained employment for an apartment complex which included a discount on our rent here in sonoma county a year ago in august. he decided to seek employment elsewhere. When he gave his notice that he would be...

Hi BP, I'm a young professional ready to buy my first piece of property in Chicago. I don't have the funds to buy an entire 2 flat or 3 flat (yet), but I COULD buy just one condo unit if I found the right one. My ques...

I am considering taking my social security income early.  I found there is an exception to the earnings amount limits I can make after taking social security when I receive income from rental rooms or apartments for s...

I currently have 15 rental units (combo of SFH and multi) and today will announce my "retirement" at my J - O - B.  The question I have is about using 2-3 SFH valued at @30k each to do a 1031 exchange and take that mo...

I'm looking at a four plex later today, gross rents of $1600 asking price of 165k.  The rent is definitely low, it hasn't been raised in years, these are studio units, so I'm having trouble finding comps, I have found...

Hello all, First a little about my situation.   I'm a new REI in the New Orleans market. The home I live in now is paid in full. I have  a very small amount of cash (>15k) and not the best credit (655 at best). I j...

This is my house hacking story that will go into a little depth of how I got into real estate, live for free, and show some rough numbers of my first rental property. This is my first “blog/forum” and this will help m...

OK, I need some more advice. I just found an email from the leasing agent who approved the renter before we explicitly told her we approved.  I had told her we still had questions about wording of lease changes that t...