Hey all. I am re-reading Kiyosaki's book "Retire Young, Retire Rich," and I am looking at the part where he suggests hiring a bookkeeper. I am just getting started in real estate (and by that I mean I am formulating m...

I'm looking at buying a property that was used as a church. I want to turn it into a duplex. This is in Houston, TX. It has crawl space so no slab. how much would it cost (ballpark) to put in a small kitchen like 8x10...

Advertising dollars are always scrutinized and tweaked to optimize performance of money in / money out.  For those real estate professionals that are still not embracing the power of BiggerPockets, I ask you why not?!...

Hey Everyone!I'm a software engineer currently located in Winter Springs, FL but have lived in Oviedo and Lake Nona as well. About 6 months ago, I started doing some long-term (10year+) planning, sort of building some...

I know that a lot (see: most) funds require investors to be accredited (which I'm not) but I have a close friend who is and we're both interested in investing in multi-family units. My question: Is he able to go out a...

I have been reading up a little bit about 203k loans and from what I understand so far, the bank will give you a loan for a foreclosed home, and also set aside rehab money in an escrow for the purchaser to fix up the ...

Hello,Newbie to this forum. I own rental properties. My friend (who also owns rental properties) and I are thinking about starting a real estate syndicate fund and I'm reaching out to the community for some basic poin...

Good Day All, I am relatively new to Real Estate investing and was wondering what sort of strategies people were using to invest in the Bay Area - specifically Scotts Vally, Santa Cruz ares. I am interested in all sor...

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My tenant of 3 years is vacating from an SFR rental. The lease expires on 31st Aug and he has requested to stay till 15th Sept as he is moving to a new home and the builder will have the home ready by then. He ha...

We are looking for deals, but the question comes: should tenants pay for utilities: mainly electric & heating oil or would you have the expenses calculated in the monthly rent? We bounced this back an forth but ne...