Savvy real estate investors often like to buy properties that have problems, which can help us snag a great deal.  However... not all problems are good. What are some examples of "problem properties" you would never w...

There're only four metro that experienced double digit appreciation YTD.2. Cleveland, OH3. Columbus, OH4. Milwaukee, WIand number one is San Diego,CA.Highly surprising that San Diego is the highest appreciation metro ...

Hi All!My husband and I just purchased our first out of state rental property from a turnkey co in Indianapolis. The management co they use is Oceanpoint Investments LLC. Has anyone had any experience working with thi...

Okay everyone, here we go...I'm sure that given my extensive business experience and background I'll have much more to contribute as we go along, but today is my first conversation with the Bigger Pockets community, s...

Hello All,Recently, 2 old college roommates of mine moved to Austin, Texas. I told them that I can't wait to make a visit down there (I am currently in Massachusetts) to see them, and check out the city. But giving it...

Hi all,
So here's where I'm at.
My goal is to cash flow $4k per month ASAP. Why 4k? Bc that is roughly my monthly expenses. 1k of that is the property taxes on my home!!!! I have about 250k capital to work with and I ...

Yesterday I met the new tenants at their future home to hand them the keys and go over the operating basics for their home, gas, water, electric, filters etc. As we are standing outside wrapping up a neighbor lady com...

Hey everyone!I’ve been a lurker on BP for several months and decided it’s time to get serious. I’m a 39 year old software engineer from Northern Virginia. I’m new to investing, although my wife and I had a rental cond...

If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them?  I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...

I was listening to show 441 of the BiggerPockets podcast yesterday on my way to work and was blown away by a strategy mentioned by Hakeem Valles. Hakeem said that inviting investors to be on a podcast is a great way ...