Good morning and happy Monday to everyone out there.  In advance of the BP conference I wanted to craft a summary of what my top three expectations are for myself to get out of this conference (purely from a self acco...

I'm about to go under contract for a home in the West Chicago Burbs and want to potentially add a bedroom to the unfinished basement, but I'm worried I may (probably) have to add an egress window in order for it to be...

Hello All!I'm exited to share my experience on buying my first property!I had actually lost the house on the bidding process AFTER I had signed the contract myself. Luckily for me the other guy's financing didn't come...

I'm looking at a duplex property built in the 1940s that's about $200K in NJ, and thinking to put in 20% down.  I even put in a lower ARV of $175K to see if the numbers would still work -- they did.Here are my numbers...

Has anyone had any experience with tenants trying to airbnb while they are gone for the weekend etc? Or has anyone put terms in the lease to prevent it?

Below is a brief walk through of my journey in purchasing my second single family rental in Memphis, TN. I made plenty of mistakes when I made my first purchase, some of which I talk about in a prior post that can be...

Hello BP Community!My name is Joe, and I live in Round Rock, TX.  My wife Tawnya and I have been contemplating investing in Real Estate for years, and just last month purchased our first investment property.  (A real ...

If selling a property for $72,900 (St.Louis), what should I expect the buyer/seller commission fees to be?
My realtor is asking for $3000 flat fee + additional listing broker compensation  of $400.
What would you pa...

Hi BiggerPockets Community,
I'm preparing to rent out a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom unit to college students and would love some advice on how to furnish it effectively. What are the essential pieces of furniture and ameni...

Hi, Before doing any real research I purchased a two flat in Chicago. We’ve been renting out the downstairs unit and living in/ slowly renovating the upstairs unit. The first couple months were hell, we had to evict ...