New to Grand Rapids mi... I've flipped two houses before and I use the technique ARV*70% - repairs and my realtor is admit that this technique will NOT work here... It's been three months so far (my second realtor) an...

I was asked a question in another thread and when I started to answer the question, I realized it was a topic that was quite deep and may be good for a separate discussion.... Originally posted by @Bryan K.:
@Marcia ...

I'd like to get some input on reasonable vs unreasonable fees for property management. 
I think most people think that the % of rent is the key fee. I disagree. 
I interviewed a property manager a while back who hea...

Ok bp family, here's the deal. I bring ambition and desire to the table, that's about it. I'm a full time single working parent of two teenagers so I have very little excess time. My budget is virtually non existent, ...

I posted this on FB also, but I think it was a TL;DR situation, and/or no one really wanted to "go there."  :) 
If housing assistance, such as Section 8 is designed to help tenants, why not give them the funds direc...

Which of you get owner’s title insurance? And who doesn’t get owner’s title? Why do you get or not get? Thank you. 

10/23/12 UPDATE: The Influence System Has been Removed from BiggerPockets.

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We rented our home out to a family on Section 8. It was our first rental and we made errors did not do our due diligence. We discovered several violations against their lease agreement early on but faced the challenge...

Not sure where to start.. I guess I’ll start by staying this happened in Texas, and my family lives in Colorado.  I was transferred to Texas for work on a two year contract leaving behind my family to persue my career...