My insurance agent says I can require my tenants to have renter's insurance. I run a pretty tight ship as far paperwork and managing my properties, but this is one area I maybe failing in. I appreciate any thoughts here?

Hi folks,My name is Shane and I'm in Austin, TX. I've been a Realtor for 5 years. I've dabbled in investing but I'm interested in getting more serious about it. In 2013 we bought our first home which was a duplex. We ...

Hi Everyone, I'm due to close on a 21 unit next Friday, Sept 8th. This is my second MF purchase. I received the following email from the broker this morning, and I'm curious to understand how I need to handle this fro...

BP-I turned my property over to property management in May of this year. Took 2+ months to find tenant. Selected tenant is now botching payments in month #2 of lease. In essence, PM has managed for 5 months- I have no...

Hello, I am trying to get an idea for the tax consequences I would face by selling a property that I acquired via 1031 exchange.  Here is the background:*I purchased Property A on Feb 2016 for $109K with cash, rented ...

Hi guys,I m new to real estate investing. I have listened to a lot of BP podcast shows and I m about to take my first step of buying my first rental property. The only problem i m running into is that i m very interes...

Almost every wholesaler use the same we buy house for all cash strategy. I tried that approach when I contacted sellers. I want to try a different approach. Instead of coming at the sellers with that same old I will b...

For those of you familiar with ground rent, I could use your thoughts. A couple of you I have privately PM'd and thank you, @Russell Braziland @Ned Carey.I have a property under contract due to close soon, and there i...

I  met with a broker last night who buys wholsale homes. We sat down and he mentioned lease option is a great way to start my investing career. He said i could pay rent per month for a year and fix the house up while ...

My neighbor passed away unexpectedly. He was a lovely man, but a real slob, and I am trying to buy his house from his next of kin, a brother & sister who are not as eager to sell as we had hoped. The place needs a...