I know no one can answer this but I guess I'm looking for advice or prior experience with this. I recently retired at the age of 55 and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Financially, I'm secure with a guaranteed ret...

I would greatly appreciate some advice.  I own a property in Arkansas (1300 miles from me) free and clear that was bought for $215,000 as a primary residence in 2008.  It is a large SFR on almost 50 acres in a rural t...

Looking for some ideas and opinions on the expected (if any) value add of installing solar panels on a primary residence. Wondering if anyone has done this more recently? Most forum posts I saw were 5 years old. Just ...

If you borrow from a hard money lender. Use the funds to buy and rehab a multi family property. Rent it out and then approach a bank for a cash out refi to pay the HML, won’t the loan that you have with HML show up an...

Hi all,
I am moving down to Louisiana from Canada (Baton Rouge specifically) and would love to connect with some Louisiana investors in the area. Would love to hear your thoughts on the market there! A little about m...

When analyzing a property on a site like LoopNet, do you use their NOI that the seller has listed, or will you calculate your own NOI using the 50% rule or something similar to analyze it?

A few days a week, I catch myself looking through the commercial forum for articles or posts of people making investments or asking questions on industrial/warehouse style buildings. With the lack of information on th...

Hey guys,I just closed on my first duplex and the roof is pretty outdated (20 years old). It is in working condition but has a leak and should be replaced - I want to replace it for personal peace of mind and insuranc...

Hi Everyone - How important is it in Mpls to make sure that tenants are changing furnace filters regularly?  And at what frequency?  I see a number of recommendations at monthly or quarterly, but don't know how much t...

Hi All,  I am new to BP/pro.  I have a home in middle Georgia near Robins Air Force Base.  My spouse is just finishing up a tour there.  We want to keep the house we bought but not sure how to go about finding renters...