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We have a tenant renting a cottage behind our house, and we have a shared yard. She moved in 3 months ago and has been a good tenant that pays on time and I’m happy to have her as my tenant..so far. About two weeks af...
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Hi. My fiancé recently agreed to a contracting job to renovate a house we plan to occupy. I’ve grown a bit concerned and in need of some advice.
They were recommended by a real estate agent from this website. They s...
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Hi All!My name is Jim MacBean - my wife and I live in Long Island City, NY (part of Queens), and we are burgeoning real estate investors, who also own our condo here in the city. So far we have 4 residential income p...
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Hello everyone, my name is Casey and I just recently joined BiggerPockets! I'm really excited to have discovered this site and every day I'm just absorbing as much as my brain can handle. I am currently in Issaquah / ...
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I am a real estate agent and up until last week, I was working as an 'independent contractor' doing marketing and providing real estate assistance for a top real estate agent. When I gave my resignation, as her market...
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Asking for a friend: I have an extremely obnoxious neighbor above me. Loud walking during the day, very loud bumps/noises in the middle of the night, almost as if he fell off his bed! This happens every single day and...
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HELP! My wife and I are trying to break in to the real estate game and we have local investors, we have liquid cash we could use, and we also own a lot in a wooded area with deeded access to a large lake in Wisconsin ...
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Hey BP!Prospective investor here. I'm right at the beginning of my journey in REI! I've gotten some great advice so far and am thrilled to have you all as a resource. One of the best pieces of advice I have gotten so ...
"If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world, it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other l...
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I know this is a popular strategy. But my question is do you really have to “rehab” a house in order to be successful in this strategy? What if a house is in rentable condition? What’s the benefits of rehabbing? Looks...