I have spent the last 25 years in the commercial masonry business in the Midland/Odessa Texas area. The last 15 years I have added to that by getting involved in building & leasing commercial office/warehouse buil...

1st off BP creators and contributors, thank you for being the voice of reason and cutting out the nonsense. In a industry that is saturated with slips, trips, and misguiding jerks, its nice the get clear, to the point...

Good afternoon all. My family has a bit of a situation that i don't know how to navigate.  Earlier this year my sister ended up looking for a tenant on Facebook and rented out our basement that does NOT have permits t...

Hi everyone. I'm going to do the best I can to be detailed however, I don't mean for it to be a pity post or a why me post. I just feel the more details I provide the better advice I can receive.  I will start by sayi...

How many of you have read a good portion of the health care bill?

I must admit, I coudn't sit and crack out 1000 or so pages of legal jargon at one sitting but, I did find a site with some bullet points, then I loc...

After 8 months of research and preparation, I finally closed on my first deal - a SFH in a decent neighborhood. I’ve been waiting and working hard to achieve this dream since I graduated from college 10 years ago. Thi...

As a newbie I am right on the very tip of my RE investing experience. As such, I am absorbing as much information as I can, but at some point I'm going to have to jump into the pool. So, my question for you all is thi...

My parents have been through many problems in the past several years - from a kidney transplant, to heart attack, and more, my folks have always paid their rent on time, but their other bills have suffered.  They work...

I'm looking into investing in Ohio (possibly Cleveland), because of the cash flow. But I heard a lot of bad reviews about property management companies. Is it possible to self-manage in D areas? Here's what I'd want t...

These new laws that Colorado is trying to pass are going kill the rental market.  In addition to the "Just Cause" Bill, Colorado is trying to pass Rent Control, and a bill that would allow tenants to have pets, specif...