I am looking to move to the Tampa/St. Pete area soon and want to house hack. I have looking around the USF and downtown Tampa areas, but I am open to wherever in the general Tampa, or outer areas, that will generate a...

Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...

Let’s face it… Renters -usually- rent because they don’t have it together. They are hard on rentals, with lousy pets, smoking, violence, lack of cleanliness, out of control kids, you name it. I’m learning this the har...

Hi BP community!
I purchased a house in metro Detroit, MI area that was unoccupied.
The house rented in May and now it's July and and the tenants are complaining that the AC doesn't  cool the house enough. At first ...

Hi BP! I wanted to share my rookie mistake. We have purchased two SFH with inherited tenants. The first was in February and the second this past month. While we were closing on the second rental, we did a new lease fo...

Hello BP Community,
This is my first ever post on the forums. I am just starting out on my real estate investing journey and I am currently educating myself as much as possible and trying to identify my niche areas o...

Tenants moved in and in first month called me to complain about the air conditioner. I sent out the AC guy and he repaired it. Second month the tenants call the AC guy directly and he goes there and repairs it and the...

Countless times, I've heard the question asked "How much do I need in reserves?" While the answer tends to vary based on the investors' risk tolerance, I thought I would share my experience. As a background, I live in...