"I also need to let you know that the garbage disposal is leaking & some how there are bed bugs in my son's room mostly on my grandson's bed."Got this nice xmas note from my tenant.Never had to deal with bed bugs,...

After all my research I have come to 1 realization, Im 26, I have under 200k in the bank and I have no experience in multi family deals or managing but it's what I really wanna do  I live in Clearwater/Saint Petersbur...

I recently built a new home for use as a rental with a production builder in my area. We got a good deal that closed in January this year just before a huge market surge in building and housing prices. Due to it being...

Hey gang,   BP has been such a tremendous help over the last year and a half that I feel obligated to give back a little and at least summarize my experience. So, as always and in advance, thanks BP.  I couldn't decid...

Hi all,So I'm preparing to rehab houses in the next year. I'm currently enrolled & working on the courses to satisfy educational requirements to be a RE salesperson in Texas.In one course, it stated that a busines...

I am currently selling my house, and I have a 5% commission on it.  My realtor says that maybe I am not getting as many people coming or an offer because of my commission percentage.  In you experience, do you think i...

Welcome to our first ever BiggerPockets bookclub! This will be a chance for us to talk about what inspired us, where we have questions, and how we can become more effective investors. Please note our forum rules (foun...

Hi,We own a few single-family properties in the Phoenix area and they are all managed by the same property manager for many years now.Since these houses aged a little bit and have normal wear and tear it's time to mak...

Hi BP members, We had 2nd floor tenants went on vacation and they turned off their heat for one month, so this Monday the water pipe busted. The water gushed in into the hallway and basement. 30min later, another wat...

part of the appeal for going into real estate investing / landlording is to create passive income. to make enough in order to make it matter, i will need to possibly have 20 properties at some point. It seems to me ...