Can anyone recommend the best type of floating floor to put down in a rental? What thickness/durability rating do I need? What style is most desirable to renters these days (light, dark, modern, classic, ect?) Where i...

I just found out that I will be moving to Joliet IL this August.  I am looking to purchase my first investment property within several months.  I plan on purchasing a 3 to 4 bedroom single family that I can live in, f...

Hey Everyone!I am a 21 year old who just began looking into real estate investing. I'm a 2nd shift factory in New Hampshire, but I grew up in Houston and moved to stay with family when I was 18. I spend my free time r...

Land taxation should replace all other forms of state taxation. For the reasons that I will describe below many economists, tax theorists, politicians, and philosophers have strongly advocated for land taxation to be...

Retirement plan question here: This question is not real estate related. It's related to retirement plans through your employer (if you're working full time). I just graduated college in May and started working full t...

I have purchased a multi family over a year ago, rehab took almost 6 months and it was mainly due to, and a series of poor contractors and poor property managers, as I was doing this from afar. The property was acquir...

Dear Big Pocket community;I own a small rental property in Pflugerville TX and last week the A/C unit started leaking due to poor workmanship as a result the carpet in the adjacent room was found to be soaking wet and...

2016 Goal Read 52 Books!  (5/52)I am well on my way of hitting 52 books this year. My roommate got a free download somehow of this book about hackers so I gave it a read.  This isn't a real estate book but when readin...

Hello everyone, My name is Ken and I am currently learning everything I can about trying to enter the real estate market. I’m not really sure were I want to start. I am absorbing every bit of knowledge I can, I am rea...

Is the auto industry big enough to create ripples in RE markets? If so, why? The UAW just escalated the "stand up" strike to 38 new locations. This includes everyone already striking. This affects thousand of UAW memb...