I have a tenant who heard "the toilet running" for "over a week, I guess" - but it turned out to be a big hot water leak spraying the subfloor under the bathroom in an enclosed crawlspace.  So there is mold.  Lots of ...

I'm looking into a SFH to either BRRRR or flip. (I know I'm putting the cart before the house with this question but I'm still running numbers and market info). The septic failed it's inspection and will need to be fu...

Wanting to house hack in DULUTH, MN. I have the numbers for expenses and what I can get for rent, the house doesn't need much at all. Am I being too conservative in the budget for expenses and what might some of you m...

Hey everyone! I posted recently about a house that needed a full gut to flip in the Philly area. The house is listed for $235k (was at $250k on my original post) but my agent talked to the seller’s agent and they indi...

Hi All!I’ll keep the details to a minimum (unimportant) and give you the meat of my situation. I quit my job to pursue real estate and another opportunity. We just sold our house and have very little debt (only studen...

I can buy direct from an owner a 3 family at 155K. Here are the rents, $800, $750, $550. All rents without utilities. Taxes $350 per month. Estimate on insurance $150 per month. Not sure about maintenance, snow, lawn...

Hi BiggerPockets – I’m here hoping to foster new relationships and hear some of you guys’ tips, tricks, and advice.
A little about myself:
I’m originally from Des Moines, Iowa, born and raised, and moved to Los Ange...

Under current tax law, your building is set to depreciate over 27.5 or 39 years. But many assets like lighting, carpeting and cabinetry depreciate much faster than that.

Which means you shouldn’t have to wait all t...

I have a single family residence that I initially purchased as a primary residence, then rented out for some years, and now use as a primary residence again.  During the period as a rental, I depreciated approximately...

Hi all,
I'm a newbie investor trying to buy a house-hack MFH when I move to Denver in a few weeks. I want to move quickly and owner-occupy @ 20% down (don't want to do FHA). In my experience doing pre-approvals, you ...