I purchase a new property in 2007 for $186,000 to be used as a rental property from day 1.  The property was initial rented for $1300.  Hindsight is 20/20 and not  good investment, but I'm trying to figure best way to...

I've seen a number of posts by people that are thinking of investing in Atlanta from out of state, so I'm bringing this up, as it's likely not a topic that's well known outside of the city - The Beltline www.beltl...

With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...

Hello BP!!! Well after many, many months of reading and educating myself from the wealth of knowledge here my wife and I have purchased our first investment property! Ruby Door Properties, a brief history: I like many...

Question :I am still fairly new to BiggerPockets (2+ months) and I am gearing up to start investing OOS. I am searching in 4 different States and trying hard to do heavy due diligence. I am seeing here and there prope...

Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...

I wrote an article for the BP Blog asking a question about real estate appraisers and what role they are playing in holding down real estate values: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/07/18/are-appraisers-pa...

I have always been fascinated with real estate.I started in 2000 investing in a couple rental houses.My "AHA" moment came in 2008 to move away from the single rentals and graduate up to large apartment complexes.My ba...

I grossly underestimated maintenance and make ready costs for my KCMO portfolio. Operating costs are through the roof and net income is non-existent in my first year of business. I started with 2 SFH turnkeys which ha...

I put a Condominium Triplex for sale to investors only. I did all the needed analysis for a fix and flip type investors. My price = After Repair value (based on detailed comps analysis)- Detailed & accurate Renova...