I'm Emma Whear. I'm a huge BPMoney fan. Here's my quick stats:

-21
-Living in Moscow ID
-Senior in College
-Real Estate Agent in Idaho and Washington

I bought a duplex back in October of 2020 for $206,000 (...

Hey everybody!23 year old trying to get startedI saw this oppurtunity to buy a 4 plex in toledo for 60k, I believe its in a rougher area but it has 3 tenants rented out for a total of $1700 a month with owner paying u...

I recently purchased a 4-unit property (like a week ago). While I was moving in, one of the tenants gave me notice that she would be moving out in 45 days. I reviewed her lease and it has significant penalties for ear...

Hello all,A pine tree branch broke off and fell on the tenant trampoline in the back yard.  The tree belongs to the house.  It damaged the trampoline and the tenant is asking me to pay for a replacement.   I offered t...

I sold a rental house in 2015 for a 55K gain (after subtracting costs of sale, upgrades, etc). Depreciation recapture was painful. When I finally got a TurboTax Premier and modelled the sale, I was surprised the gain ...

I closed on my first duplex this past week and inherited tenants. Based on the lease and review from the former PM, tenant A is still owing pet deposit since Start of lease and is currently past due by 1.5 month. T...

Hello BP Members! Thank you for clicking through. My fiance and I are considering purchasing a newly built duplex in Houston. Its 2200 square feet, one unit on top, one unit on bottom. Both are 3/1's. Identical layout...

Hey guys, first post here and really enjoying my new found obsession with Bigger Pockets.I currently live in the Denver CO area and own another home (apart from my primary) in the Rocky Mountains at 10,000ft that I us...

I bought my first home in 2014 which my wife, son and I live in! I have roughly 200k in equity  I'm looking to take the that and start investing into real estate. What's my first step?

As noted in another post, I'm considering renting out my LA condo, which will be cash flow negative in the range of $500/mo. I bought the house for $320k with 20% down, did a cash out refi recently and got a new $420k...