Hello, this is my first rental property located in the mckeesport area right out side of Pittsburgh pa. It's located in the Christy park area it's a decent area there are no vacant houses or defaced homes. Recently I ...

I have a quick question on tax deductions. Today I was at my Business Finance Course and we were talking about TAXES; my professor who shall remain nameless mentioned that "only ~1% of all taxes filed are ever audited...

My question for the forum is: does making the only bathroom in the unit a 3/4 bath cause it to lose a significant amount of value? Even if it makes the bathroom more practical?Background: This is my first bigger pocke...

I'm a very experienced REI and landlord, but have traditionally only invested in my home market,, Fort Worth. Grew up in Indiana, though, and had planned to begin investing there eventually. Long story short, a dear f...

When in my senior year of high school I started developing an interest in the stock market and investing. As I was a kid and didn't have much money to start a portfolio myself, I would just follow some companies that ...

we've used a property manager for the last 6-7 years and have been satisfied. But starting to look at all cost in addition to the 10% management fee and beginning to wonder if it makes sense to look at alternatives. I...

In my 4-plex, the tenants are going to be asked to contribute to the water bill.  Is it best to assign a  cost per unit or per occupant? Alternatively is it better to simply rise the rent? Thanks for your help!

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My most recent purchase is a property that needed (needs) a lot of work. We are in the process of rehabbing the house in order to rent it out this summer, and then hope to refinance later this year in orde...

Hi Friends of BP,I'm having a hard time nailing down my buying parameters and I'm hoping you can weigh in.  I'm looking to eventually own 25 rental properties (25 x $200 / month in cash flow = 60k per year, which will...

Hi everyone,My name is Rod. I live in a small town outside of Jonesboro called Maynard. I am married with four kids and a grandson. I have limited experience in real estate. I do own a mobile farmers market that I run...