I just read an article about an American couple who sold their home in Oakville, which is a suburb of Toronto, to move back to Colorado. Here is the link.Their home was being sold for multiple offers for over asking (...

Hello,I have a two unit property and trying to fill a vacancy in one of the two apartments.The one unit is currently rented by three college girls in their early twenties.A man (45), has shown interest in the apartmen...

I want to send out direct mail postcards to start finding deals. Does putting a picture of yourself on it make a big difference? Or does that backfire? From a psychological marketing standpoint do distressed sellers f...

I have organized what I believe to be some very valuable information and relationships about the economy and real estate, and will be posting updates about the San Francisco Bay Area marketplace here periodically. I s...

I'm house hacking a SFH, i.e. I'm going to live in one bedroom and rent out the other two rooms to tenants who are also my roommates. I know that as a landlord, you're not allowed to ask personal questions to avoid di...

Am I allowed to say I don't rent to Roomates? Is that discrimination

As a landlord of a duplex, should I tell my LTR tenants that I am converting the adjoining unit into a STR? Should I add a lease addendum to it? 

Hello everyone.  This is my first post on Bigger Pockets.  I am a real estate attorney that is relatively experience in real estate investing.  That said, I have much to learn.  I normally buy properties that are REO ...

Pretty much described it all in the description above.  New to REI.  First rental after a very nice rehab in Cook County outside of Chicago.  I'm comfortable with screening renters but wondering if anyone out there in...