I'm exploring the idea of buying a single-family home in South Austin and turning the garage into a self-contained living space that I would live in and rent out the main house. The idea would be to use that space as ...

I am a 17 years old and I am trying to learn more about how I can get started with Real Estate investing. My cousin has bought a duplex so he has a little experience in it and he is willing to partner up for a buy and...

Hello all! First and foremost, I'd like to say that I am super stoked to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community! I was bitten by the Real Estate bug awhile ago and after listening to the podcast, I am finally tryin...

Throughout my life (grade school, college, business), I've always been a big advocate of taking notes and organizing different sources of information into one place, making it all easier to digest. I like to have refe...

Hello!  I received a lovely piece of certified mail today from Tucson Police regarding our inherited tenant receiving a "Red Tag" on their door for a good 'ol, loud college party.  I have no desire to evict this tenan...

[b]There is finally an answer to, “ Is there a way to Kill my termites without tenting my house and filling it with poison lethal gas?”

Realty owners no longer need run the risk of poisoning, death or health inj...

I've been working on a difficult deal, but I just know that it should be doable. However, up to now, the seller and I can not come to terms on the price.

I think the experienced BP pros (such as yourself) could ma...

I am closing on a property I just bought in 2 weeks. It is a old SF that was converted into a dumpy duplex and I will turn it back into a single. I believe that is where the money is in this area. Its was  REO and I p...

I'm worried about over-leveraging myself on my properties. My wife and I have our primary residence and a rental property (that we have owned for about 4 months).  I'm thinking about using $20K of the $80k equity in m...

Good Day all!  First off I have to say how glad I am to find this place.  The depth of knowledge and willingness to help, answer questions and give pointers is fantastic.  I realize I am behind the 8 ball a little bit...