I understand that finding the "perfect" buy & hold property is rare. I understand the concept of analysis paralysis. I even have a quote sitting on my desk right now that says "Every successful man I have heard of...

In my lovely area of Seattle, the city council and the entire state government here are socialists. I live in the People's Republic of Seattle. The liberal government here believes that it is evil to make a profit.1) ...

I just started managing one of my rental units after a several year hiatus (it was managed via a property manager during the interim). 
I'm screening applicants for a vacancy, and I noticed something odd. I pulled wh...

I have a tenant who emailed me at my work e-mail account on Christmas about a leaking garbage disposal that didn't seem to work anymore and that they had scheduled Roto Rooter to come fix it. Normally, I know that a l...

Hello fellow Bigger Pockets members - My name is Kyle and I am a beginning investor in Minneapolis Minnesota (my property is in Anoka county), and I am wondering whether or not I should evict my tenants!Here is my sit...

ive started a bandit sign campaign that's gotten nothing but attention from old hags that are "bothered" by signs that are put up 50 ft away from their residence .

ive received 2 inquiries so far and 1 guy si...

I am 24 years old, just graduated, and I recently settled in personal injury lawsuit and will be walking away with around $20,000 in my pocket.  I currently have $10,000 on a lease on a car. The lease is still going f...

HiI bought two properties this year and sold them for a profit. It is my understanding the profit from those flips will be treated as active income and subject to self employment tax. However I didn't even lift a fing...

Hello, I'm new to investing, and with the current prices against current rents, I'm finding it difficult to get properties to cash flow. As far as I know, I am pretty thorough with the calculators. Is it just me?  Or ...

so i was reading this http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/21771-gut-rehab-costs and got the definition of a gut rehab

"A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out ...