If you were to make $20K on a real estate transaction would you use it to pay down existing debt such as a car loan or credit card debt, reinvest it into another deal, or a combination of both?

which brand of locks do you use at your rentals?

The good stuff Medeco? Baldwin?

Middle of the road Schlage?

Lower end kwikset?

Or even Defiant from the home depot?

I...

Now is the time to BUY!Here is what is occurring in virtually all "hot" real estate markets nationally:"Hot" = strong population and job growth markets and therefore increasing price trend line This applies to San Jos...

Hey Bay Area investors! Newbie here, scoping out the market for my long-term rental property. Any suggestions? Is Tracy, Fresno, Stockton worth some research? Or Reno/Tahoe makes more sense?

A while back, I read that you can get a 15% or so discount at Lowe's if you go talk to someone at a particular desk at the store.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Hello, everyone - I'm currently working my way through J Scott's books and taking notes. I'm a buy-and-hold investor by nature but it seems acquiring distressed properties and adding value through renovation (minor or...

Good evening bigger pockets members. I just sold the first rental property that I ever bought. I saw several forum posts about buying your first rental property, but I did not see any about selling your first rental p...

I closed on my first rental property in late July and have been working hard to get it ready as a rental unit. I've got an excellent property manager in place, and we already have several rental applications we're re...

I haven't gotten that many inquiries on Craigslist lately. The inquiries that come aren't ideal. I don't allow pets or smokers or evictions, so I know I'm limiting my potential rental market already.

My price is gre...