Hi everyone!  I am from Atlanta, Georgia, but have been living in Asia (currently Tokyo) for the past 7 years.  I and my wife plan to move to the US around the end of this year at which point I'm planning to start a c...

A Little Backstory
Hi BiggerPockets! I wanted to make this post to give some inspiration to those newbies just starting out or even the more seasoned vets!  I set out on my real estate journey with my first investmen...

For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...

If you spend any measurable amount of time browsing the BP forums you have probably come across a thread or two that was started by a new investor who's having a heck of a time getting a Realtor to work with them in a...

I have a tenant that pays on time and keeps place clean.
I also offer him a desirable place to live that is being taken care of.
To me nice tenant is not the one who expects me to subsidize their rent. 
I provide a...

I attended the 3day FB seminar in Houston. I thought it was really good! I am considering doing the mastery program. Has anyone been through the program? If so, is it worth the 25k?

I bought two turnkey rental duplex units in Indianapolis last year that came with a one year rent guarantee. The rent protection was thru AON and was paid for by the advertiser that markets turn key homes.

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Welcome to our question of the week! Based on last week's responses, we have a lot of lurkers that have not purchased their first property. Buying the first, or even second and third can feel pretty nerve wracking. So...

I have been renting a house for the past 7 years in LA and now sadly the family wants to move back in. I figured it's time to buy my own place, especially with rents so high, but timing couldn't be worse. Every home h...

At the beginning of each year I take the time to research and reflect on various markets throughout the country so as to provide a road map to my acquisition search for the year.  As an active buyer of apartment compl...