Hello, everyone! My name is Karen Harris and I’m very new to BiggerPockets and to the world of RE investing. My background is in banking and direct sales. Have not yet purchased an investment property, but I’ve been e...

    Different forms of this question are posted frequently and the answer to the title question is the same as the answer to many real estate questions—it depends. To answer this question we must have a common unders...

Im turning my existing home into a rental (closing on another home in Feb). I have a pretty good handle on what I should charge for rent, but some extra feedback would be great.My neighborhood seems to be in fairly hi...

So I had someone reply to an ad my wife and I put out a few days ago.It's a 2/1 but has a toilet in the basement.  Basement isn't finished, but in good condition with two egress windows.  One could be built into a bed...

Have you ever been under contract, and doing your due diligence, and you find a bunch of problems. You ask for a concession, but the seller's broker keeps telling you that they don't really care if you back out becaus...

We are purchasing a STR in Maui. I had wanted to start small, a 1 bed/1 bath, but the analysis showed they didn't cash flow very well at the purchase price. We put in a low ball offer on a 2 bed/2 bath, and it was acc...

We just served a long-term and problematic tenant with a three day notice to quit for non-payment of rent, she was shocked and appalled to be served a summons by a Marshall.

She was especially mad because as she tho...

For some of you who have followed my previous posts and have reached out to me, you’ll know that I made a decision a few years ago during the height of the pandemic to change strategies from house flipping with invest...

To make a long story short, I just purchased a SFR out of state that was occupied with a long term tenant. Well the tenant decided to move out a week before escrow closed. On their way out, they left a few broken wind...

- Permitting. Permitting. Permitting. 
One of the reasons I moved to the Oregon Coast from southern California in 2018 was due to the notable difference in the barrier to investment entry and the non existence of sho...