Hi all, here is another one I'm hoping to get thoughts on.  My properties are not local and in different states so despite contracts, addendums, & requirements there is no way for me to be 100% sure that either m...

Hello,Does anyone have any recommendations on handymen/handywomen who would be okay with a very part-time occasional schedule in the Bella Vista, AR/Hiwasse, AR area? They really don't have to be all that handy, just ...

I recently received a text note from one of my longer term tenants that the black bugs are back.  She sent over a picture of a house centipede that were able to catch and before I get into a conversation with her abou...

Hi.I first got into real estate by being sold a blue ribbon deal on a Go-Zone property in Alabama in 2008.  It's been a solid money loser ever since and I wish I had BP back then.  I took a business trip to Phoenix in...

I have a new tenant who moved in only last week and I have been finding them extremely finicky over little things. The tenant has access to backyard (not in lease but offered as a freebie) it's in decent shape with ...

I am interested in purchasing a home in Big Bear, CA area using an FHA 203k loan putting 3.5% down. I know that a home must be my primary residence for 1 year in accordance with the fha loan requirements. I am struggl...

We get these as occasional intruders and a tenant is bitching about seeing 3 in a month. I live on the ground floor of the building, they're on the 4th, we've gotten a few too.  They're big and spectacular, but it's n...

I'm halfway through David Greene's book, Long-Distance Real Estate Investing, so perhaps the answer lies in the pages I have left. But I'd like to know some opinions from BP investors as well. What is your threshold f...

Hello everyone, Carpenter buy trade 20 + years of experience. Builder of residential homes and commercial event centers. Shadowed my late friend for 20 yrs of investing. Starting my own investing company with my mento...

I don't need a full-time property manager, but I'm looking for some help.I own and manage several single-family rentals in the northern suburbs of Austin. I would like to find one or more other landlords who can handl...