I have a story with flood insurance that I wanted to share as I thought it may help someone out there.

A couple years ago I was in escrow on a 4-plex and the bank doing my loan said I needed flood insurance s...

First time landlord here. We just started advertising our rental 3 weeks ago. $1675/month for a 3 bedroom in Garfield NJ. We've gotten a lot of interest, 30 different groups of visitors, of those 8 applicants...We wan...

Hey BP People,I am currently screening tenant applications for a vacant rental property of mine and I came across an interesting situation. The applicants are a Hispanic family with 3 young kids; Mother is a housewife...

Hey Bigger Pockets, thanks for having me. My name is Erik Cooper and I live in Marion, AR right across the Mississippi River from Memphis, TN. I work in Memphis at a company called MHC Kenworth. It's a big truck deale...

as of now i am a partner in a plumbing company with my father. after working for investors on the plumbing and light remodel end i want to venture into the house flipping end. So here is my question, keep and mind i l...

Hello BP, Recently I've noticed my motivation to do things is declining, and after a serious self-evaluation, I've come to realize that a lot of my lack of motivation has to do with my fitness and eating habits. Does ...

Hello BP Community! A close friend told me to check out the BP podcast. I listened to over 10 episodes on a drive from my home in Columbus, Ohio to Connecticut and back. I've had a desire to get into flipping for...

I just purchased a home that will be used in a rental property.

It's stripped down to almost nothing and needs to be rebuilt, structure is in decent shape, but the kitchen/baths ect all need redone, electrical and p...

A guy is building a 200 room upscale low impact (ecologically appropriate) resort in our tourist town. Will this help or hurt housing values? It will be the "biggest" thing in the town of population of 2600.  There ...

And are estimates on repair costs for free? I was thinking about getting a handyman only to "pretend" I needed repairs for the sole purpose of finding out an estimate. Is it wrong for me to do this and then later tell...