I've owned a small rental property for 18 months now. One of the units is occupied by a low income family: two parents and their two teenage children. These tenants were in place when I purchased the property, and I k...

A friend and I are both looking at starting a partnership. The idea is we would split a 20% down payment and then after closing, his parents would cash us out and get either 20% equity or no equity but a great guaran...

Hi Experts, I am in contract and negotiating a deal currently and have spent a lot of time making sure I dot my i's and cross my t's but I know part checking out is also getting some expert advice and opinion from thi...

Calling Minneapolis, Saint Paul and Twin Cities metro Minnesota investors. I am a beginning investor interested in owner occupying a duplex on the south side of the cities. Inventory on this type of unit is low and pr...

Hello BP, I was originally born in Colombia and have lived in the US since I was 8 years old. A few years ago I had the chance to go back and live there for a few years, before moving back to the U.S. I am getting in...

Atlanta real estate prices, jobs, and economic conditions are simultaneously decelerating / cooling / growing at a slower rate, although this has happened later than most other geographical areas, and doesn't show sig...

Hello BiggerPockets community!Just got started on BP a few days ago. Over the past three months, I've listened to BP podcasts every morning to/from work and read the following books:The Book on Rental Property Investi...

I'm wondering how often you re-paint the interiors of your single family rental homes? I have one in a college town and though it mostly rents to graduate students or community members, most people there will rent for...

I think the correct term is gravel roof. I've seen it on a lot of the old houses in my area. Anyways, have you bought a house with this type of roof? If so, do you replace or keep? Have you tried both and have seen a ...

Curious how people model future property values for multi-family investments. Seems that there are two approaches.
1. Based on Appreciation
2. Based on Rental Income

I generally struggle with Cap Rates and w...