Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

Hi from Pennsylvania!
I am looking at a home that is foreclosure and is set to sell at a Sheriff's auction. The title search returned that the property is encumbered at 145K. The owner, who is still on the deed/title...

I am a new investor with some capital. I'm looking to close a deal this summer. I have been looking at rental properties in Connecticut (where I live), but I was thinking I might be able to get more cash flow with an ...

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...

So this is the first year that I have not had a traditional job and w2 income to show at tax time as well we own 4 rental properties (one in which we live in one side of a duplex). We also did a short term rental on A...

I am a builder investor out of the Houston area. We went out and pulled two appraisals, one by me and didn’t share in the beginning because I didn’t want my appraisal to be bias. The clients bank (buyer) went out and ...

Hi guys. Been a while.I have a question for you all.First off, I am in CT.Now, my questions revolves around a tenant breaking a lease, damages, repairs, and liability.I had a tenant break their lease. 2 weeks early. (...

About 3 1/2 years ago my then gf, now my wife, and I purchased a real estate course for a total of about $22k. I went to the bootcamp class once, and maybe spoke to ten people after that. I put $1000 in an escrow acco...

Hey there, BackgroundI'm a first time landlord. I have a tenant in a rent controlled unit who I tried working with for several months but unfortunately stopped paying rent. We served a 3-day notice and a summons, whic...

Hi Guys,

I have this tenant for the past 2 years, he always paid on time and he even put in laminated wood in my condo which he paid for. He has taken good care of the property, but about two months ago I g...