Bought an old multifamily last month that passed the inspection with flying colors. I mean, as with all houses, there were a few things here and there that needed to be fixed, but nothing major.  It was my first purc...

Hey all.  This is my first post so go easy on me. First.  Not an investor...yet;)  But in getting the courage to buy something I have a question about the state of the real estate market.  I'm currently in the Tampa m...

I am looking at a couple of SFHs that have fireplaces.  I was wondering what people's  experiences and issues with a fireplace in a rental unit.  I am not sure if it is a good idea.  Are there issues with insurance?  ...

I have a tenant that is using 50 - 600 gallons of water per day.  Their fixtures leak occasionally I bought the place with cheap stuff installed.  The toilets always leak.  My question is, what are the most bomb proof...

I have evicted tenants before but here in Illinois it is time consuming and costly.  Looking for creative ways to get tenant out legally. Buy them out, etc.

Hi Bigger Pockets,I super appreciate your time and help here.I have a really difficult tenant in my house.  On Friday I posted a 3-day comply and pay or vacate notice.  He had not paid rent and had modified the proper...

Hi Everyone,Im a newbie to the REI game, just purchased my first Duplex in St. Paul, MN and I’m wondering should I include utilities with rent? The water meter isn’t separate and gas/electric is set up to where the to...

Good afternoon BP community, Amazing news I quit my job and decided to invest in real estate full time it just pays better and allows me to be with my family more. I want to add wholesaling to my bag of tricks and wou...

I invest in the mid-west (Indiana) but dont live in the region.  Nearly every home I purchase or look at (SFHs in C class areas) have ungrounded outlets.  So far we been paying to run a ground wire on the units but no...

Thanks in advance for your help!Situation: Got water in the garden unit of a 3-flat investment property about a week ago, got a new cast iron 3/4 hp sump pump, confirmed that it worked.  Got more water yesterday, chec...