Last summer I rented to a gentleman who had a colorful past however I had never screened my tenants based on criminal history...   After 38 days it was clear that the landlord/tenant relationship was not going to work...

For years my wife hated it when I would watch "Designed to Sell," "Flip or Flop," "Flip This House," or "Curb Appeal."  She said that since we were living it on a daily basis, doing 10-25 home renovations per month th...

I posted this for discussion on the investment aspects of Detroit.
I am very pro Detroit, but not ready to invest there yet--too many problems.
I think it has a ways to go before I'd be comfortable investing there.=...

Hi everybody,
My name is Nick, I am recently impacted by the mass tech laid-off. I am in my early 30s and I own 2 properties in Seattle and 1 in California (a townhome, an apartment, and a single-family in CA). I hav...

What if you come from the mortgage servicing industry, or like a bank. Could one still get started? I come with a different set of skills and experience, which is still related to what most folks on this site are doin...

Hello, what started out as initially looking into self storage facilities moved faster than anticipated and I now have a 100 unit facility with some flex space under contract.  Inspection is next week but outside of a...

Hello,

I have been actively looking in Northern CA, and obviously deals- which are really hard these days. However, I notice that the RE Websites show these properties are just there for months and I tal...

Hello All, I'm so excited as I stumbled upon BiggerPockets and I'm addicted. My spouse and I live in Cape Cod, MA. I've always been interested in real estate investing but had a bad experience in 2007 when the  market...

Good afternoon from Germany! As a quick introduction, I’m an active-duty Air Force member stationed at Rammstein Air Base. My retirement is knocking on the door, four years away from 20! I’m ready to take my next step...

I am having a bit of trouble deciding on what to put on my mailers. Should I put "I buy houses." Because that seems a bit too rash. I've heard that others do this on the podcast and clearly they have had success. But ...