In between my day job and keeping busy while bored, I stumble accross houses that would be great investment candidates. Essentially, I am finding "driving for dollars" leads. I'm not yet committing full time to wholes...

Hi all,I have a question regarding investing in condos in the Bay Area. I have been living in Cupertino with my parents since I graduated 2 years ago and I've been working full time since. I recently switched to a new...

So about two weeks ago I receive a phone call regarding my property from a prospective tenant who is very eager to see it. I tell him that the house is not ready to show and will be ready by the end of the week.
When...

For those you have the time and interest, I'm conducting a little research on consumer and business buying habits, namely do they prefer to shop online, in stores, or both. This is for a little marketing project I'm w...

I'm looking for some entertaining short stories from the Landlords and Property Managers here on BP.Have you ever had to notify your tenants about something that you thought for sure was common knowledge?Have you ever...

I do.I can't help it. It's part keeping an eye on things, but it's also part pride. I feel so fortunate to  be able to say, "I own that."I realize many here don't live as close to your buildings as I do, mine are all ...

Hello Fellow BP'ers!So, I've been renting to the same tenants going on 3 years! Exciting, yes. Everything has been fairly uneventful with them - except for having to replace the whole HVAC system the first summer they...

We just closed on a very nice home and are asking a higher rent for it. It's outside of the summer months when this house would typically rent and we have been struggling to find tenants. We have two young men who are...

The future of Real Estate investing is in danger, and it's going to take a lot of creativity and unity to thrive over the next decade. 
Those of you who've been in it for the past 10 or 20 years can see the writing o...