I am now requiring all tenants to get renters insurance. I requested proof of insurance from a tenant and they gave me a policy number (no copy of the policy or anything). Do others require a copy of the actual policy...

I have never payed water trash or sewer bill as it is always included in rent. I just moved to a duplex where we pay that now .my first bill was $500 and now my second is $843?!! I called my landlords and said they ha...

Recently joined Bigger Pockets, great podcasts! I am a buy and hold investor with two rentals in the south philly area looking to slowly expand the portfolio buying properties w or w/o tenants that are ready or ne...

Having such a difficult time in this mid south area attracting tenants. Fall is always terrible but this spring is awful. Everyone and his brother, brokers, property managers are listing EVERYTHING they own on crai...

Hello biggerpockets community!

I wanted to ask the married couples, who invest together, how they keep the assets organized.

Currently, I am educating myself on REI and business. Soon I would like to take the plunge...

Writing from Chicago.I've been fumbling around with the idea of real estate investing for a good long while.
I've figured out that what I want to do in real estate is to save interesting, neglected old buildings and ...

I have a 4-plex and have had a 1 bedroom unit advertised for 2 weeks with little more than some nibbles.  I've got it listed on Craigslist & Zillow for below market ($1084 in NE) and I just put in new flooring and...

I have a water feature on my patio: a kiddie wading pool about 6" deep, and maybe 4' in diameter. Actually, it's a turtle, with a removable top.
I've surrounded it with dirt and rocks and plants--a rock garden. The p...

Hello to all in BP my name is Henry. My wife Laura and I started a general contracting business in South Florida in september of 2015. I possess many years of experience in home remodeling and have always been very in...

OK, I'm 60 years old and have started building my investment portfolio late in life.  I have a lot of other older friends who see real estate as the means to fill in the gaps/shortages as the plan or live their retire...