Hi everyone,I'm new to real estate investing and my local market is Boston, MA (don't even get me started on prices here).I plan on living in the house and using a residential mortgage. For cash flow purposes, I would...

Hey all BiggerPockets community, I’m located in Seattle, WA which might matter to this post. I’m looking at land-banking for urban lots that are difficult to develop but will inevitably make sense given our aggressive...

We're buying a development of 10 duplexes (20 units), and I'm trying to figure out which landlord software to use.
1 purchase/mortgage10 tax lots/tax bills/buildings/insurance policies20 units/leases
Some transacti...

Hey all your smart people you.Question on best ideas for my down payment on a mortgage. I am researching to get my first property. I qualify for 5% down and I almost have enough money to do that. Here is the dilemma. ...

Has anyone ever had a property manager accept a percentage of the NET vs. the gross? In that way, they are encouraged to keep expenses under control...something they usually have a problem with. (My current manager is...

Hi BP,

I currently have five tenants on the lease that expIre In September. One of them gave 30 days notice to be remove from the lease. Please help provIde some suggestIons how to handle It.

thanks so much!!

Hey BP community, I've been trying figure out the best strategies for managing my days that already seem short. Between family life, a full time job, reading every book and listening to every podcast about REI, an...

Hello all, Long-ish post- reader beware:Currently having many issues with a PM that is bringing me close to firing them after only three months of the contract and looking for advice. Background: Hired PM in October, ...

Almost three years ago I wrote my first forum post, hoping the BiggerPockets community could help me make a decision I had been struggling with. At that time, in 2013, I found myself in an interesting situation; I was...

I've been waiting on a short sale as a buyer for the last 5.5 months.

The home has two mortgages.

The first bank approved my offer, and is offering the second bank, Chase, $5K to buy them out. The second bank h...