My tenant in Chicago send a claim from a lawyer, stating I owe 27 thousand dollars in damages for not returning the complete security deposit.  The security deposit was 10 thousand dollars, she did not pay the last mo...

First time poster, long time reader. I find the information here amazing. I am completely new to this business, but feel I have studied a good amount about real estate investing.

A friend of mine has been doing real ...

I live and work in Jacksonville, FL and have noticed over the last several months a huge influx of out of area investors. One buyer has bought over 100 homes here recently and rented them out. I researched some of t...

Hello Everyone,I just purchased a duplex in December.  One of the tenants does not have a lease in place and she has not responded nor signed the one I sent.   Additionally, she has been late paying her rent every mon...

Hi guys,I am not sure what happened to the rental market. All I am getting are people with bad credit. One newly married couple : she had 635 credit, he had a few evictions. The other couple: the guy had an eviction, ...

i am rehabbing a house that keeps getting vandalized. at first they just stole some copper from the AC but last night they pulled copper from hot water heater and the whole house is flooded.

I'm thinking about insta...

Welcome to our question of the week! We are talking about goal setting, because that can apply to any point in your journey as an investor. At BiggerPockets, you may have heard the mention of a BHAG (big, hairy, audac...

My new tenants have moved in now as of one week ago. They are both older, have a hard time walking around, both morbidly obese, and the male is recovering from heart surgery.

Prior to them moving in, my daughter a...

Hello everyone! I'm based overseas.... is it possible to buy and manage rental properties from abroad? I am thinking that if people can do it across the U.S. while living in different states, it must be possible from ...