BPers, sigh... I thought I did my due diligence, but apparently not so. We bought a house in Hampon, VA, it is 15 min walk to the beach. Instead of putting it in the rental market, I wanted to try airbnb it. So I rese...

Hi Everyone!  It's been a while since I posted last.  We've been struggling with our inherited tenants, and we're finally at the end of the lease!  I will say that we have learned a LOT through this last eleven months...

Hi folks,

Hopefully a simple question.

I talked to a private lender recently and asked what typical closing costs were. I was told $5-6k, which didn't shock me too much.

Later in the conversation I asked what the...

so instead of sleeping my mind has been wandering off..... One of its directions, and it could do worse, was real estate. The question stated in the subject is one of the areas my mind considered....in particular the ...

So what are the advantages of buying a NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME? Well, here are some:

- Minimal maintenance worries, as everything is BRAND NEW. And for those things that do pop up, they are likely covered under a hom...

I currently live in a really popular tourist area in Southern California (La Jolla) and know of many people that are having tons of success renting extra rooms, units, or their whole property through AirBnB.

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Hello,

I have a solo 401k that I have not done much with but thought about using it to purchase buy and hold rental properties. I'm interested primarily in multi unit properties duplex to fourplex and would be looki...

Anyone on this site own an iPhone? If you have tried using a friends that would also be interesting.

I was wondering just how useful the iPhone would be for RE activities. As the WSJ review said it is really a portab...

Hello all. My wife and I started listening to podcast a little while back. I accidentally found biggerpockets doing random real estate research.

So my name is Chris Cafferty. I live in Long Beach California. ...

I had a new water heater installed in the rental (before I placed the rental in service, if that matters). Do I have to depreciate the water heater like I would a kitchen appliance, or is it okay to treat it as a repa...