Hey BiggerPockets community! I'm getting into real estate investing and have been reading up and saving money to hopefully buy my first rental property this year. My goal is to start by using the house hacking strateg...

Hi, I need to have a formal application and tenant screening resource.  I saw the tenant screening service recommended by BP - SmartMove.  I don't think it will work for me.  My properties are located in Dayton, OH an...

I own a duplex in Ohio with one unit occupied. I’m remodeling the empty unit so I can get it rented out soon. My property management team charges me 8% monthly and I like them better than the other ones that charge 10...

I am getting to the point where I have 7-10 properties in various stages at any given time. I have a project manager, but was wondering if it makes sense to essentially start my own in house construction/remodeling cr...

So we just recently put our flip up for sale.. within 18 hours, we received a full price offer with them asking to immediately take the House off the market. Obviously our realtor said we’re going to wait until all th...

What are the biggest risks associated with fix and flip loans, and how do you mitigate them?

I had a tree limb fall on a car and create minor damage on the hood (some dents). The tree was on my rental property side and fell on car of the property manager of the apartment building next door (or so she says). S...

I had 4 different roofing companies assess the roof of my long term rental. All but 3 have recommended replacing the roof completely. It already has 2 layers of shingles, needs a cricket for the add-on chimney, new pi...

As we acquire more and more (mostly buy and holds, but also some rehabs for a quick flip) it's becoming more and more of a hassle to keep the books.

I am yet to find an adequate piece of bookkeeping software which re...

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I really hope I haven't missed a discussion on this, I've tried doing a search on it here, and it mostly leads to discussions about how inaccurate Zillow is. :) Be that as it may, I am interested in usi...