I was wondering which cities or states in the U.S. have the largest amounts of BiggerPockets users.

It's one of the largest in the country.

Prior to getting into Real Estate I was the Veteran Affairs representative for a large state university.

We are the largest real estate investors association is chicagoland area and proud to say the most active in terms of number of deals per member. 

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?

A property tax appeal may lower then and thus reduce the largest NNN expense and therefore increase your NOI.

Some find that the largest is not always the best, so before you take any of our advice write down what you really want in a manager. 

A few reasons:new constructions is half of what it was at its peak in the mid 1990's creating a scarce of inventorycentral Ohio economy is booming (you can pick up the Dispatch and read about it on a daily basis)central Ohio population set to increase by 1 million by 2050 (already largest city in Ohio, and 14th largest in nation)Columbus #3 city in country for percentage of population in millennial age groupColumbus #1 fastest growing city for millennial population age groupIn short, economy is strong, and homes like the ones you own aren't being constructed at a rate to even put a dent in demand.It's a good time to own property here and to acquire it!

D-FW had the fourth largest home price gain in the nation in October

I was 40 years and 7 months in August of 2016 when we closed on this building:The price was right, the location is great, and it had a lot going for it including:1) The prior owner had put very high end furnaces in fairly recently.2) The siding, windows, and doors were all 5 years old.3) Handicap accessibility to the two largest offices.4) Parking for 20 in a town that has very little parking.There were some issues to resolve, however:1) The roof in the picture is the new roof that we had put on.2) The building was vacant.