I'm going through a career transition at the moment.  I've been working as an accountant for seven years but I'm a licensed attorney.  I've begun my own law firm in the last few months.  As the reader will imagine, I ...

Do you prefer complete rehab, minor touch ups, or rent ready rental homes and why?Early on I wanted rent ready homes because I was just getting started. However now I prefer properties that need more work up front bec...

We are looking into buying our first duplex/triplex in San Diego, CA with an FHA loan (3.5% down payment). We would like to live in one unit and rent out the other unit. I have used the bigger pockets calculator to fi...

Hi All! Looking to purchase a larger single family home that we could short term rent (some) but also use for our extended family. As we are not local to the area, we are wondering the best steps to start looking into...

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I found this very interesting article written by two Notre Dame university business professors. It is short and succinct but very interesti...

I don't have much experience with tenant screening but I came across something today that I can't figure out.I pulled a credit report from TransUnion / SmartMove on a potential tenant.  They recommend that I accept th...

Hello all!  My name is Julie, and after over a decade of wanting to be a real estate investor, I'm finally taking steps to do it.  Bigger Pockets has been a fantastic resource already, and has really been the push I n...

The hunt for unicorns continue.. It seems one of the hardest parts of being a RE investor and entrepreneur is finding trusted council. Finding a person/company/firm that can be dual hatted as both a (1) Strategist and...