If I have a 2 car garage on a property and I know my areas zoning will allow for a detached studio, how do I go about this process? I feel comfortable running my own electrical and plumbing, but will I have to receive...

Hello,I live in Los Angeles but am looking to buy my first rental property in either Alabama or Ohio. Would anyone be able to guide me on how to decide which state is better in terms of buying a rental property and ho...

Got a question for the Jersey City hosts - I bought a single-family home recently and plan to rent out some rooms. The rooms to rent are ready and overall the house is in good condition.
However, due to a leak that...

Hey Everyone --
BiggerPockets was offline for 1/2 hour this morning (9:30-10:00 EST) demonstrating what could happen to our site and many others if the SOPA & PIPA bills pass in Congress.

If you haven't heard of ...

It never cease to amaze me how screwed up this industry is sometimes so I would like to reach out to all BP members and reinforce that one's reputation is like fine china, once its broken, no matter how well you put i...

I'm a college student in Nigeria and I want to go into Real Estate Investing. I have been educating my self on
the Real Estate business through various means which includes reading books, articles, listening to podc...

Curious what direction I should go in on either a flip or STR

Hi All – I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.
It's been a while since I’ve posted anything on Bigger Pockets and may how the community has grown!
I’m looking to get some help / guidance on international fina...

BP,So I saw a show yesterday about 1031 scams where the owner would use the 1031 escrow money for personal use.  There appears to be no governmental safeguard or guarantees that the money will be there when you need i...

I wanted to share an article with all of you but could not do it as an article due to either my misunderstanding of how to post an article or maybe the restrictions of the extranet usage here at work. So I will share ...