I caught the mobile home bug while talking with a family friend who lives in a rural part of town and owns around 100 mobile homes and lots.  I like the idea of all the rentals in one area for convince factor... Plus ...

Hey guys, I closed on a townhouse on Friday, and the RE agent was supposed to be my property manager to deal with the inherited tenants. Long story short that isn't working out. So, I am on my own with this for now. ...

As a homeowner who has never owned a pool or hot tub, I am interested in installing one in the backyard of my short-term rental property. However, I am wary of the maintenance cost and added liability that comes with ...

I meet a lot of people who think 2-3 rental properties are going to be their ticket to getting "rich" or "retiring early". In my experience and through talking to dozens of other investors, usually that's just not the...

Hi everyone! I've been a lurker on the site for some time but finally decided to sign up and join the community. I've read through some of the guides on the site and listen to the podcast frequently. I bought The Book...

I sent my first mailing lists out on July 10th with 700 mailings to absentee owners in Brooklyn NYC with residences other than their primary with 90% LTV. Come to my surprise the vast majority are investors doing the ...

I started reading Bigger Pockets as part of research that I'm doing for an upcoming book, but have been so inspired by what I've read, that I want to get involved as an investor myself. I've got some capital to spend,...

I have done a search in here and in Google to learn the Michigan rules on placing my tenant’s security deposit in a bank without results. I am a sole proprietor at this point. Can I just put it in my personal mone...

What would be sufficient proof that a cash payment I make to a contractor is an expense for a project? I always have trouble with this as I do a lot of flips and have a few people who moonlight for me on their weekend...

Good evening to everyone! I'll keep this post short and sweet: We are currently buying two properties under 50K each, but total purchase price for both properties would be 80K. Unfortunately, we have seen that many le...