I got a letter from Wisconsin Department of Professional Services Division of Legal Services & Compliance. They received a complaint from someone on my direct mail list of probate properties. My marketing lett...

Intro…Keeping with the spirit of @J Scott 's  “Diary of a New Construction Project” where we jumped into a HUGE project that we never really had done before, “Tear a house down and build a new one back”. This adventu...

I am using the BP rental calc to evaluate properties for potential rental performance. What numbers is everyone using for their expenses?I am using:Vacancy- 6%-8% this gives me one months rent at 8% or just enough to ...

Hello BP! I am an Active Duty Army Staff Sergeant (E-6) currently at 9 years 5 months Time In Service with 10 months left of Active Duty service. This will put me at exactly 10 years 2 months TIS. I am struggling w...

I own 3 rental properties in Memphis and have been renting them out since I got them.  However, last year I tried to sell them at 25% below market value and still only got offers for less than the loan amount.  I ende...

Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...

It's not talking this time, though, if you've been paying attention, you know that I've been preaching this message for years...  Here's an email from this morning names and locations edited out):Hey Ben - Really enjo...

Hello everyone, I have a family friend that is about to go to college and is very interested in real estate investing and says that will be his future. He asked me what he should major in and I told him business admin...

BiggerPockets for a long time was a great place where investors could meet and exchange information and work together. Over the past year I have noticed a trend of a lot more newbies coming in just looking for informa...

I found a contractor I like to rehab a house I bought. Is it best for the investor to always purchase the material? I am assuming the answer is "yes" to get credit card points and prevent a contractor from charging a ...