Hello everyone!  WE have purchased our first short term rental that we are using as a vacation rental and are currently living in it while we renovate it and get it ready.  We will be renting it out starting this July...

Hello BP community,
I'm new to BP, but excited to learn through so many forums. I'm looking for my 2nd investment property and was waiting to reach a 2-year mark of my W-2 job to apply for an FHA loan or HELOC.  Howe...

I am soon looking to sell some investment land and thru a 1031 exhange move this money into a sf or multi tenant house. Given the time restrictions on the exchange I don't feel I can spread this money across multiple ...

My wife and I are currently in the process of finding our first tenant to fill a vacant apartment. We own two multi-family but have been fortunate enough in two years not to have to find a new tenant since we purchase...

I had a owner contract me about doing a BPO, long story short I may buy his house, but it is very complicated.

He has a 1st loan with Citibank with $46,000 owing and $440 payments including taxes and insurance. He...

I'm aware that people are buying homes now. I know an agent in SoCal who has sold 57 homes in 2008 and already has sold 10 in 2009. She tells me that these people are buying retirement homes. Most of them will rent, l...

Hey everyone, I wanted to draw out everyone's opinion. I have a 401k that is matched by my employer, so I contribute to that. It's a no brainer since it's free money. All of my other savings is 50/50 split between sav...

Hi all -

I know variations of this question have been asked, but I mostly see it in relation to flips. Does an extra $100.00 per month in rent sound realistic for using stainless steel over white kitchen appliances, ...

Besides late paying tenants, what other issues do you dislike or don't really care to deal with as a landlord?

Hola BP.  First, I'm new on this forum.  If I'm posting in the wrong section of the site please let me know and I'll make the appropriate move.  Brace yourself, this is crazy, crazy, loooong story.I have a rather 'uni...