I've been listening/reading on BiggerPockets for a while now, as well as a few books on real estate investing. I really want to get into this and make it a full-time career someday. The issue that I'm running into is ...

I have about 2.5mm in liquid assets I can loan out, might be closer to 3.5 or 4 in the next couple years. I want to work alone (not run a consortium/partnership). My background is in banking, finance, analytics, and c...

Ok, so I know that there is no way this meets code but I saw this in a possible investment home yesterday and I had to share. Just think, you could take a shower and plug in your hair dryer and then if the breaker ha...

A client (buyer) came to me interested in a listed house in the pre-foreclosure process. The listing agent is not local and doesn't impress me as being able to get a short sale done as there are 4 trust deeds on t...

Can anyone help me out what the merits of what my marketing list should includeLorna

Any landlords with some history with pets feel more strongly towards a pet vs the other? Say dogs vs cats?  Does one cause more damage or make it more costly to turn over units?

Hi all,
We have a swimming pool at our property in Sonoma, California. Because of coronavirus, we are seeing more demand than ever before b/c we're only an hour away from San Francisco and everyone wants to spend the...

What happens if you put a house under contract but don't get it sold in the agreed upon time frame? This question is for my Missouri folks.

Many self-managing investors on Bigger Pockets have to handle security deposits and this can sometimes be challenging. We wanted to share our the experience we have gathered throughout the years by managing hundreds o...

I'm investing with an equal partner and unfortunately we're defaulting on our hard money loan because we don't have the money to pay it off and we won't be able to sell the home by the due date. A contractor also put ...