Hello BP community! I am Alvin Price, from Pflugerville (a suburb of Austin, TX). I am a 20-year employee of the financial services industry who has decided to take the necessary steps toward entrepreneurship and fina...

Hi everyone.  Anyone have experience in Ft. Lauderdale for investing in single family home as a monthly/annual rental?  What areas are best?  Does anyone have recommendations on agents/management companies as we'll be...

Hi everyone!I purchased a home in Orlando and I want to rent out two of the bedrooms. I am planning on offering month to month or 3 month leases to hopefully attract traveling healthcare workers. Am I able to set it u...

Hello, 
Long time reader, first post on BP. I just moved to SA this year. Purchased a home but looking to purchase an investment property. Have about $30K-40K that i can put into a down payment for the investment pro...

Hi, My name is Steve and I am new to Bigger Pockets.I am a part time investor conducting mostly wholesale deals. I look forward to expanding my knowledge base from this site and meeting like minded people to learn and...

In a market that has mainly buyers due to low rates what are some of the unique methods to attracting tenants? Not including the obvious of outside/inside presentation and high quality pictures online. Looking for dif...

What strategies can I implement to maximize rental income from my first property, which I intended to convert into two units ( Unit 1:Main house, Unit 2: Basement sun room) but cannot due to zoning restrictions? I hav...

Noob here.  This is a heavily loaded question.  I am not expecting a lengthy response, just maybe a pearl of wisdom or two from those more experienced.  Or, possibly a book or website recommendation.1)  What are some ...

Hey everyone so I'm a first time investor looking into multifamily properties in Charlotte, NC.  Basically I'm looking at a fourplex for 125K.  It says it has upgraded plumbing, water heaters, and electrical.  My conc...

hello BP,

For those who've owned rental property outright...here's a scenario:

Single family 3 BR currently rented for $1150 per month.

Purchased cash for $50k + $12k to fix it up. With settlement...