I'm looking to buy my first rental property. I live in CA and want to buy out of state. I am a buy and hold investor looking to buy a small single family home that at most needs major cosmetic work done. My question t...

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So literally 30 minutes ago, my neighbor who lives across the street told me she wants to rent my home. We are moving this weekend and planned to lease through a P...

I've underwritten around 30 deals so far, mostly in the Ohio market.  I'd say that 85% of them have rents that are 10-15% under market.  If the way to increase the selling value of a MFH is to increase NOI by increasi...

What is a good way to feel out of state real estate agents and others that I will need to build my business. I am not able to fly to meet up at the moment and probably won't be able to for 6 months or so. What are som...

I have a two family house in Queens NY 1st floor tenant has been paying up to date 2nd floor tenant has stop paying since March , spoke to him today said he won’t pay until July because of covid . Now I spoke to my a...

I just purchased my very first home in March. It’s a two-family and I fixed up the downstairs and moved in this April. Upstairs tenant has been there for 4years with various sketchy roommates. He has refused to prov...

I was wondering what you all think are some good solid markets:Rising Populations - Migration expected to increaseSolid strong economy. With different industriesJobs Jobs JOBS long termGood weather long term - despite...

I've heard it a million times, "never rent to family." Being the naive person that I was -- possibly still is -- I didn't listen. I rented my condo out to a family member in 2013. By early 2014, I noticed their rent p...

Has any used the Rent to Retirement service advertised on various Bigger Pockets podcasts? If so, what is your feedback? Or, even if you haven't used it, what concerns do some of you more experienced investors have? 

Here in Orange County, CA we are in the middle of a sellers market, with sales at the highest level in 9 years. Inventory is down, prices are up. There's also been an uptick in new jobs with many companies hiring, whi...