I receive lots of messages and am reached out by quite a few of out of state investors. I'm sure it is no surprise or secret that Texas is a very hot and desirable real estate market. I always do my best to provide va...

I found my first tenant and everything seemed fine. I went over the requirements with her. Gross income three times rent, Credit score greater than 600, etc... All is good she says. During the showing she mentioned he...

I went to a real estate auction that was not far from were I live. A guy that had a huge estate died, someone bought it and split it into 5 ac lots.   I went mostly to network, but I was ready to buy. The sale require...

Hello BiggerPockets! I’m new here, and to Real Estate Investing! I’ve spent the last year (roughly) learning from reading BP forums, and from relationships I’ve made with local REIs.

I have a question for the whole...

Do you view your tenants as an asset or a liability? I'm curious whether folks here view their tenants as an asset or a liability? I'm sure many will say "both" but if you had to choose, which would you pick?Some star...

Hi BP!I recently purchased my first residential property, no financing. I purchased this as a rental property, and I am aiming to have it rent for $4000-$5000 a month. It should be ready in about a week for photos to ...

What do you think about using the listing agent to help facilitate a buy?

For the last three months, I’ve been using a seller’s agent to make offers on a SFR.
But have been outbid on three houses.

For my next...

Hi everybody on BiggerPockets.  Im a newbie real estate investor looking to start a portfolio in the Cleveland Ohio area.  Im from and live in California and have chosen to start looking in Cleveland because the marke...

Hey BP community, my wife and I have a house under contract as buyers and was wondering if it is acceptable to ask our real estate agent to contribute a percentage/certain ammount of his commission torwards closing co...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $150,000

Cash invested: $900

FSBO, Seller-financed, 0% down, 0% interest BRRRR-to-be. Tenants will be out soon to b...