Hello BPers,My wife and I recently purchased our primary residence in Silver Lake and did a pretty extensive remodel, however, I am now in the market for an investment property, as a SF residence does not provide any ...

I want to hear from people who have these as their only source of heat. I have a forced air furnace that is on its way out. I would like to install electric wall mounted heaters in all the rooms and pass the cost of h...

New in BP and RE investing. I have about 80-100k in equity in my house and I am planing to sell the house and get into flipping houses to quit my job because I am looking for financial independence and later get into ...

I have a 36-unit property under contract in Columbus, OH.  It's built in 1963 and has the old Federal Pacific electric panels.  The inspector said they present some fire hazard and some insurance carriers will not ins...

Hello BP,

A week ago I found a SFH listed at 55k on the MLS that turned out to be a Fannie Mae foreclosure. 3 bedroom old style house, finished basement and attic, and two car garage. Seemed like a good dea...

This would be my 1st multi unit deal.

I put a post on Craigslist to find an off market deal and was contacted by a guy with a 15 unit for sale. I did a small walk through and have a general idea of the condition of...

I recently read on BP that 7 markets including Portland and Denver were at risk for a Housing bubble. I am from Portland and our end game is to get back there in a year. The fact is I could not agree more with a housi...

Hello, People of BP!I want to know how those of you who are out of state investors do it. Do you actually travel/drive/fly to do a walkthrough on the property before you make an offer? I feel like that lapse in time c...

I went under contract with my seller. He hasnt paid the mortgage in a few years. His statements show he owes 262k so we go under contract at 268k since all lis pendens were dismissed without prejudice. I find a buyer ...

I see how this rule can be useful, but I think it can't be a deal breaker.  One can make the argument that It is too conservative.  It may only apply to home run investments.  However, it may turn people off to nice i...