I've previously had some success direct mail marketing to probate attorneys for leads on distressed properties.It was over a year ago but it did produce 1 deal worth a $10k assignment fee on a distressed property.The ...

Hi Everyone!I'm looking at living in half of a duplex and renting out the other. Ideally having the other tenant's rent pay for the mortgage payment. Anyways, in looking at the market I think the only probable option ...

I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...

Hi there Inland Empire investors.  My name is Steve and I actually live out here but I am not investing out here...yet...I'm looking at markets in the Mid-west but would still like to talk to and network with people o...

I’ve always been the laziest person I know. By far. From childhood, I never really saw the point of having a job. I knew some people didn’t have jobs, but made a ton of money and did whatever they wanted. I just figur...

Hey BiggerPockets family!We'd love to see (or hear) about your worst home renovation fails, and how you were able to fix them :)Sometimes you learn the most from someone else's mistakes --- and sometimes you just need...

Hello, I am fairly new to bigger pockets and this is my first forum question. I was wondering if anyone has experience with traveling to the Caribbean or buying properties in the Caribbean. I am wanting to purchase a ...

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

I wanted to hear some feedback from those who have done or are doing lonnie deals and tell me if I'm on the right track. With all the action I have gotten on this thing I would have thought it would be sold already. ...