So my parents bought a tri-plex in December and have had nothing but problems with it. One unit went vacant for a couple months without our knowledge (I know, newbie mistake.) We had to do a ton of repairs and now its...

What programs/processes do you use to take tenant applications? Software/paper? What sites do you use to run background and credit checks?

We thought we found two very nice tenants. After background check, the lady showed no apprent issue. But the guy had one civil judgment in 2006 and filed chapter 13 in 2004. Should I deny their application? Thanks.

BP,I am in need of some advice/assistance. I am in the process of buying my first property using a VA loan. It is a Triplex. I offered 165K and it was accepted, the VA did an appraisal on the property and valued it at...

Hello, Everyone,

I'm new to bigger pockets. I'm into real estate investing and I want to make a go of it but I have a problem maybe you all might want to help me with.

I got curious about real estate investing beca...

Hello,I am about to close on my first property, a house hack. I'm having some trouble deciding on weather I should take a home improvement loan out to take care of the rehab or just pay with my own cash. i plan on doi...

The following NY Times piece:

Sheila Bair’s Bank Shot

is an excellent read for anyone with even a casual interest in the too big to fail problem. I am glad to know that there are still some people fighting for rati...

Do the government rebates apply to investment properties also? I want to change the windows.

Hello bigger pockets people! Having been self employed for some time now, I’ve kept poor records of earnings, and hadn’t earned enough to even file taxes. Recently things have changed. I’m paid very well as a project ...

I’m 17 years old looking to get into real estate. If you could go back to my age , what would you do differently?