I've got a good long-standing relationship w/ a guy who owns a commercial construction company.   He's got a diverse and skilled staff on his payroll,  and I know they've got the ability to do any sort of work that mi...

In general, I love to work on and see a project complete successfully. I currently work as an IT computer administrator, and there is a never ending line of projects to complete and I love the feeling of completing th...

Let me start with a little background on why I am posting this as it strikes me as a bit of a random post to just throw out there. The weekend of the 9th through the 11th I had to drive from Corpus Christi, Tx. to Cla...

We moved into a house 6 mos ago, every since we moved in my husband's health has gotten worse he is 52 he has became extremely fatiqued, sinus probems has gotten worse, I was working at the time until 6 wks ago I woul...

We talk about Financial Freedom here on BiggerPockets all the time, and most members of this platform invest in BOTH real estate and stocks. I think that we haven't really spent enough time emphasizing just how bad th...

One thing I've never understood is landlords won't do a thing during a tenant's lease. Then, upon turnover, they go gangbusters.

I try to put in small upgrades once or twice a year. The reason is twofold: 1. I want t...

These 2 may have already been listed but just wanted to make sure they are on the list of Guru's that use their celeb status to lure people in. I'm assuming the structure is similar to others. Essentially you go to a ...

I would love to hear from anyone who has owned income property near a college or university for at least 3-5 years and has experience renting to college students. Does the annual turnover kill your cash flow? Certainl...

Hello all.  This is my first question posting on Bigger Pockets, and is a topic I've been wondering about for awhile now.I bought a duplex while 20 years old in college, and am still holding it 7 years later.  I lived...

my tenant hired a plumber to fix a faucet problem, I have in the lease that the tenant consults me before any work is done on the house. and I have done all the repairs on the house up until now, I also have a $50 ded...