Apparently surging violent crime, massive tax hikes and insolvent public pensions are bad for attracting new residents...who knew? On the other hand, 364 days of sunshine per year, minimal crime, brand new infrastru...

I live in a really expensive market, in Santa Barbara, CA. Buying a small 2/1 home starts at around 800k. Taking advantage of California's new ADU law, I decided to buy one of these small homes and permit an ADU. (A v...

The dreaded day has arrived... Travis CAD released assessments for 2022 and I almost fainted when I saw the newly appraised value of the duplex I just closed on in March. The county raised my appraised value by 173% Y...

I was reading the tenant screening guide provided by BP, WOW it is full with some great information. Assuming the prospective tenant income is 3x rent, no evictions, and good references, do any of you also set a mi...

Hi there -- I'm a relatively new RE investor (just closed on my first property in May), and I'm researching locations to begin building my portfolio of RE properties. My two options are: (1) =Continuing to invest loca...

Hey gang,  So I've shifted my marketing materials to probate leads over the last two months, and am now coming at it from the realtor/investor angle. That is, I can either help them sell for top dollar or quickly for ...

Hi All!I'm new to buy and hold investing. I'm using a excel spreadsheet that has a conservative 10% vacancy reserve and 10% maintenance reserve every month. I've spoken with turnkey companies that say they use a much ...

I am considering a monetized installment sale and would be grateful to connect with anyone who has done one before.  This is a difficult transaction to get comfortable with and not a widely known strategy.For those no...

Hi BP community,Newbie here - still have yet to buy my first REI deal - but I am currently in the process of selling our current home (3br 1.5 ba townhouse in Provo) via Homie.com. It seems like a pretty slick way to ...

Hey everyone,

New here to bigger pockets, tons of knowledge here. I have been searching for a while now, but still always on the search for more info/or anyones personal experiences. If this has been done before, my ...