Hi everybody, new to REI and I'm looking to learn as much as possible.  I'm from Los Angeles, originally from Florida, and work in the TV business.  My wife and I welcomed our 1st child last year and I'm motived to cr...

So I've been toying with refinancing my rental property and I wanted to solicit a few opinions. Here's where I'm at and where I'm trying to get to. Would you force the appreciation and refinance or keep it as is?Your ...

Hey all,My area has a decent sized university but also plenty of non-student renters as well.  One thing I have picked up from various books and from this forum is that it is important to have a very thorough screenin...

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I accidentally posted my intro in the wrong place, oops! Anyway, I joined BP several months ago but was MIA from the site for a while after having my second child. A decent excuse but an excuse nonetheless....

I'm currently rehabing two 1 bedroom apartments and I'm undecided on what I should do with the bathrooms. Both bathrooms are identical in size and they use to have a tub with out a shower. The old baths were built int...

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I joined BP several months ago but was MIA from the site for a while after having my second child. A decent excuse but an excuse nonetheless. I am new to investing, my husband and I are really interested bu...

We've been going back and forth on this one.  This cottage when done will sell in the $135-$145,000 range.  This will be a good price for a house this size in this area.  So not a high dollar flip.  It was built in 19...

Hi everyone,I sat down yesterday to do my rental accounting for May, and I can't help but think the business model I've been following is scaleable, so I'm looking for guidance on taking my business to the next level ...

Hi BP, I'm considering selling off my small portfolio of 3 SFH's and moving the money into either a Delaware Statutory Trust via a 1031 or just selling and paying the tax and then reinvesting the money in a syndicatio...