Well- despite all of the advice against it, I hired one of my tenants to do some basic property management work. He wanted work and I needed some help - pure and simple. You know how hindsight is 20/20? Well, I'm goin...

Hi BP community, I just finished listening to Mike Butler's "Landlording on Autopilot" audiobook, and I found his chapter on showing vacant units very interesting. For those that haven't read or listened, he recommend...

In our 4 family, the tenant in #2 has been with us almost 4 years. Never a peep, always pays on time with a smile, pleasant, never asks for anything, no noise complaints, no plugged drains, plugged toilets, addresses ...

What were the first 5 steps you took to get started on your real estate investing venture?

I, like most of owners with more than a handful of leases, tend to put some sort of separation between the tenants and me.  With most properties, this separation, usually via a management company,  is desired to preve...

how different is it from residential? 

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I just opened escrow on my first property! It's a 3 unit, single building home and I am super excited about it. It's an old 1910 California craftsman style home with 2700 sqft in a historic nei...

Just wanted to share the results of our first rental refinance / delayed financing. My husband and I are in our first year of our real estate investing career. Hope to encourage some of the newer people here. There ar...

Hey everyone! I am writing a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate. I am currently looking for TENANT "mistake" stories, in particular inherited tenants ...

I'm considering a purchase of 10 SFRs in Wichita. I have a few homes there already, and a fantastic property manager that I respect and trust.I've run some preliminary numbers, and it looks like I might be able to cas...