Hello BP!We have owned a duplex for about 7 months, it had long term tenants (9 years), they are both in their 70's.  From the first time we met them during the initial walkthrough, they were not happy, with just abou...

I was hoping to poll those willing to share on your personal practices for keeping reserves as buy and hold investors. If you are willing to shed some light on your philosophy behind your practices that would be even ...

Hello, I am new to this community and to real estate investing. Currently, I live in New York, but I am interested in exploring opportunities in Columbus, Ohio. This will be my first home purchase, and I am aiming to ...

I think a lot of people have trouble reconciling an abundance mindset with the omnipresent, "live below your means," advice.To achieve great success, we're told that we must take risks, act as if, and spend money to m...

I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...

A new study that was a collaboration of three universities concluded that in the nations 24 largest markets, only 4 showed median price increases between 2010 and 2016. (Three of four were in Northern California and t...

Hello team.  Total newbie here....been renting my entire life and finally (at 33 yrs old) realizing that my military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) could be building equity and become a rental property instead of b...

Hi,Firstly I'd like to thank the whole BP community for making a place with such great resources for RE rookies and vets.But I have been wondering, has anyone gotten burned by another forum member? Obviously I wouldn'...

We all know taking action is the most important part of any investment/business venture.

However taking the first step is often the hardest when you do not know what road to travel down. After reviewing the ...