Hello Bigger Pockets! I know the market has been pretty hot overall this past year.  With that said, wanting to know if there are areas within the US where investors are still buying, cautiously buying or waiting for ...

My wife and I are looking to do a 1031 exchange on a property we have in escrow. We stand to net approximately $1.5M in profit, and we are looking to roll it into a long term investment. Ideally, we would like to ...

I gave my tenant permission to make an improvement to the building. I didn't think anything of it because it seemed like a minor request at the time. I saw the improvement the other evening and I was very happy with t...

I would really appreciate any referrals for 203(k) general contractors who operate in Brooklyn area of New York City. Thanks very much in advance!Rich

I recently signed up new tenants on a 12-month lease, starting in June, for the upper level unit of a duplex I own.

The lease signing at a local coffee shop was the first time I had met the tenants. My wife h...

Here is an interesting article on the cities own research into the impact of AirBnbhttp://www.socketsite.com/archives/2015/05/analysts-airbnb-findings-and-recommendations-for-san-francisco.html

Hello,I’m hoping this year is the year I purchase my first rental property. I am particularly interested in house hacking. I am currently still searching for deals and making out numbers. I haven’t been in actual cont...

I've just received a quote to fix a 4x8 area of a kitchen floor following a pipe leak in the subfloor.  The labor being performed is: Remove damaged woodRemove any damaged floor joistsRemove ceramic from 4x8 area to r...

This year we purchased several bank owned properties requiring moderate rehabs. We spent 12-30k on each house to get it to an above market quality for rent. This rehab amount includes:
Contractor Labor, carpet, paint,...

Okay so I am trying to get better at estimating rehab costs and currently I am trying to come up with a list of how much repairs will costs. From my understanding their are two philosophies when it comes to repair co...