When buying remotely in Texas, where I have I have enough properties in several cities, I use my maintenance man to work up an estimate and I know comps for these towns. I also use them to show my houses for me (th...

Hey Bigger Bockets members!I’m new to investing and was wondering if anyone had advice in researching optimal locations for rental properties. I am looking to start off by house hacking and would like to narrow down a...

Good afternoon BP world. I have looked at a property that I am interested in offering on. I thought I would get some input from the group first. Here are the details:20 total units in 2 adjoining buildings. One is 8 u...

Hi all,I live in Los Angeles / Orange county, California. I have reserved some cash to deep my toe in REI, and if things work out great, I can allocate more cash into this biz to scale up.Since I'm new to this, so I'm...

Hey there,I was wondering if REIs apply to lenders directly or use mortgage brokers? through what I have heard here and there, investors have been applying themselves. Could you list pros and cons of each? I'd think o...

How would I go about screening prospective commercial tenants? I tried searching this topic on BP but so far, haven't found a discussion. So does it not exist or is it no different than residential tenant screening,...

Hello BP Community,I've a situation that I'd like to get your thoughts and wisdom on.We have a rental townhouse that has a no pet policy. House has been on market for ~7 weeks with only 5 showings. We understood from ...

Hi folks!  My partner and I are just getting started, and I'm thrilled that BP exists!  (I think I'm about 30 hours deep in the podcast already).My partner is a software engineer who's handling capital generation for ...

When I first started investing in real estate I remember everyone said turnover is expensive and is what kills investors. I will have to disagree, I love turnover! I allow all of my tenants to break their leases at an...

Hi folks, one of my 2 rentals is long term. They did not skip rent so far, but always late. I raised the rent little, just because I liked them with kids and all. Rent jumped in Sacramento last few years, rent is now ...