I heard someone saying whenever they purchased a SF investment, they "bulletproof" it by removing the dishwasher, garbage disposal and automatic garage door to reduce maintenance issues. Wondering if anyone had experi...

Hello everyone! Let's jump right in, shall we? The important parts of this post are in bold if you're in a hurry!I am new to Bigger Pockets but have been hungrily consuming all information I can about reaching FI and ...

I have been thinking about investing in real estate and finally have decided to invest in short term rental in Joshua tree after my recent trip. Are the properties overpriced or saturated at this point? What are the p...

I have a question about liability. Our tenant is a licensed plumber. Yesterday there was a leak coming from a valve that comes out from the wall under the bathroom sink, so he turned the knob on the valve to tighten i...

I am an investor that recently got licensed so that I can start getting paid on all of the leads I send out to local agents. A colleague of mine is moving to EXP and sent me their Policies and Procedures doc. After re...

Hello everyone! I'll be sharing some insight regarding the Virtual Assistant hiring process and experiences along the way so that everyone (both with or without experience in working with VAs) who are interested or pl...

My tenants have been living in my property for less than a year and their lease ends next month.
Recently, they reported that the one of the bedroom door is falling off from the hinge, which has been ongoing for mont...

We were in the process of evicting a tenant (7 day notice to vacate) and it appears the tenant has moved out (also, she hasn’t paid rent this month and it’s the 13th). She has changed the locks so we can’t get in. Do ...

Is it completely impractical or just a necessary evil that you have to renovate each apartment only when a lease is up and the people move out? I guess it is never a good thing to do it all at once because that means...

Hello,  My husband and I are in the process of purchasing our first investment property.  It is a bank owned SFH with an electric boiler.  The water service has been shut off on the property due to freeze damage.  We ...