hey guys so I'm thinking about putting in an offer on a duplex in my area but am a little stumped on how much to figure in for capital expenditures. I'm using a 10% of rent number for vacancies and a 5% of rent for ma...

Hello Bigger Pockets Community,
I’m looking at investing in Multi-Family rentals in the Anchorage area.
Currently considering 4 Plex properties, and also looking at 5-8 unit buildings.
Based on running the numbers,...

Hello BP Community!My wife and I are both teacher's in the North Dallas area. We bought our first home, a foreclosure, 3 years ago and have been flipping it ever since. We just finished the entire house (while living ...

I have been a newbie to real estate investing for the past year, with no success. I have 16+ properties in my portfolio, at this time, and I am willing to pay anyone or any company a 45% incitative for helping me clos...

Hi guys! I'm new to the investing world and I'm debating on whether or not an FHA loan would be beneficial or if maybe its not for me and will cause me to slow down in buying more properties in the future. For instanc...

Hello everyone,

I am fairly new to real estate investing, and I wanted to get people's opinion on direct mail marketing and competition. I recently did a mail campaign, and only got about .5% response rate. I...

I know there are a variety of screening practices used by landlords and property management companies. Personally, I follow this standard for every application I receive:
- Income of at least 3 times the monthly rent...

Guys/Girls, I really need help....
I recently quit my job to do real estate full time. I'm about to have my RE license, and we also have an LLC with our property income flowing through it. So My wife makes $60,000+ a...

My mom had a stroke in April which has eliminated any possibility of her ever returning to her extremely stressful 7 job. She is still technically employed and earning an income while she still has sick hours, and she...

Hi, I got a potential tenant that has a service dog. I check tenant Facebook page, her dog is a pit bull. Is it legal in all 50 states to take a pet deposit for a service dog? I usually only take $50 for pet deposit (...