So I bought my first buy and hold for 5K. Repairs needed.. if I do it cleverly, about 10K.the rent there is 900- 1200 per month.But of course there is also a bad.It is in a not-so-good area and the house needs work. B...

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I was recently listening to the awesome interview that's in the BP blog that @Douglas Dowell did with securities attorney and syndicator Gene Trowbridge. It was full of some great i...

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The shortened Thanksgiving week was a relatively quiet period for our econo...

Hi BP Community!  I have just joined and been listening to the podcasts and diving into the idea of REI the past few months.  Both my husband and I work in the film industry so we are pretty tied to this location for ...

I dont like renting to people that just recieve social service checks as income for 2 reasons.

1. If you dont work for it you dont take care of it.

2. You cant not garnish social service income.

As a new rental owner, I'd like some feedback from tenants. In the last 3 weeks, I've had 25 people make appointments to see my rental house.

I've confirmed with several the day before. I also ask when making the ap...

Hi Guys,New Investor here looking for some guidance. My family and I recently moved to Southern California from New Jersey. We sold our home in NJ, and decided to rent here in SoCal. We have a good amount of liquadabl...

What's up Landlords out there. Making this post to get some feedback on what you guys would do to address a situation I am in regarding a single family home rental property I have. We purchased the property back in Oc...

Main Questions: What does it mean to "breakeven" when renting out a room in your property? Is it worth it to invest in your own property in an expensive city like NYC? Or do you think one should focus on "real investi...

I am a newbie investor looking to get my hands dirty with my first purchase. I have been in search for my first rental property for a while, and I haven't pulled my trigger because I couldn't get the math right.I've f...