Hello,My father in law has two properties here in upstate NY: his primary home and a rental.  His primary home he built with his own hands over the past 30 years. It is where my wife grew up and it is really special t...

Hey all, I am seeking some guidance for my older sister. Her and her husband are looking to be first time home buyers but they are planning on buying a brand new unbuilt home in Vacaville Ca. I am very excited for the...

Hey All!I've been spending time coming up with my strategy to get my first property by the end of the year! The level of discussion on the forums and the blog has been critical in getting my knowledge up to this point...

My husband and I are newly married (2 months) and the only experience we have with real estate is the current home we live in that my husband bought 5 years ago. My husband's parents have come across a house they'd li...

BP,  My fiance and I are looking to buy our first home!!! To make our new home work for us we want to look into building or convert a garage into a mother in law suit. A little variation of house hacking @Brandon Turn...

I would love some advice- I discovered that a tenant in my duplex has had his parents staying in the apartment since August (5 months). The couple had a baby and had the parents there to help out. They will be leaving...

Hi,I'm looking at building a casita or in-law house on my primary residence.   We have a problem with the front yard area that needs work/landscaping.   But instead of spending 20-30K for landscaping, I thought why no...

Dear Biggerpockets Pro membersI am a novice investor, investing mostly passively in California in single family rentals in "A" neighborhoods in the last 5 years.  I am in contract  on a property with a legal in law un...

As cities are starting to relax the regulations of ADU development a lot of homeowners (and investors) are thinking about ways to maximize their property investments. In doing research on this I realized there's not a...

Getting ready to close on a 2 flat brick building in Chicago. I've cranked away on the numbers and they look good enough for the property to just barely float using the 50% rule. (Assuming I only receive income from...