When my husband and I were living in Los Angeles I fell in love with Joshua Tree and the little homesteader cabins out there. We were finishing up DIY remodels of our duplex in LA and fourplex in Pasadena when I could...

Anybody have any luck with it? I have a squatter that slid into one of my units as my previous tenant broke lease and left town. Im sure they were friends. They used a fake lease to get utilities set up, changed the l...

I've been wholesaling for 3yrs now and I did my first flip last year. Now am considering buying first house in garland TX close to where I live. It is a short sale that I hv been working on for over a month now. I fir...

Found this kind of interesting: This woman is living off the grid and the city is trying to condemn the house, because she's not using city services for water/power

http://blogs.ajc.com/news-to-me/2013/12/18/...

I'm in the beginning stages of purchasing a 2nd home in Costa Rica. I'm quickly learning that getting a mortgage isn't a simple task. I've found options in Costa Rica, but rates are in the 10% range.

Does anyone hav...

Hello! My name is Haley and I joined Bigger Pockets about two months ago! I am getting into real estate with my boyfriend and we are primarily focused on multi unit rentals in the Dayton area! We just finished our fir...

Is it ok to turn a detached 2-car garage into an efficiency apartment? I'll be adding a bathroom and kitchen. Will it cost too much to add the plumbing and electrical?  This is my primary residence (no HOA) and I liv...

I have a 4-unit property in Maine that I provide heat & hot water that are currently off of the oil fired boiler.  Looking at yearly summary, i spent 7k on oil last year.  It is cost prohibitive to install 3 new h...

Recently looked at an absolutely beautiful home, and priced extremely well, too. That said, its major flaw is a steep driveway coming off a main street road without on street parking.

During the summer, ...

I have a 3 unit building and all utilities are being paid by tenants. The tenants do keep it very warm but also pay for it. I have a large 3 bedroom apt and the tenant ran up a $500 electric bill! It is baseboard heat...