This is in follow up to a recent post by Engelo Rumora "The Top 3 People Most Likely to Rip You Off in Real Estate Investing"Probably one of the more misunderstood words in construction is "general contractor". Based ...

A week or so ago our tenant reported that the basement smelled of gas and they were worried there was a leak. We instructed them to call the emergency line for the gas company and have them come out. They did and the ...

A Menards just opened in my area. I've heard about this store for years, but never had the chance to go inside one. They've been mailing out flyers like crazy and seem to have good deals on stuff. I currently buy most...

About 2 months ago, I was planning for a my 1-week trip to Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Detroit (the classic rust-belt cities) and I started networking on BiggerPockets to find good turnkey companies/realtors that I can work ...

Hi guys! I am wanting to start investing ASAP and I have recently started a property management position. I am 18 and in the process of getting my KY real estate license but I really want to go ahead and invest. I hav...

My wife and I are in the early stages of exploring an opportunity we've come across...I'm curious for opinions.  But first a brief background:  I've been a BP member for nearly a year, and just went pro (scored the 'o...

I read online that:

"Fannie Mae agreed yesterday to become a “national landlord,” by support the first initiative designed to rescue renters facing eviction all across the country. The mortgage giant will sign mo...

I usually try to pay half up front and upon completion, I'll pay the remaining 50%. What methods of paying contractors do the rest of you use?

Looks like the home warranty my realtor put in the contract is somewhat worthless.  My tenant's fridge was limping along for the last 10 days and finally went out spoiling all their food.  Landmark home warranty offer...

I have a property management company which I am trying to grow.  I started out 6 years ago as a real estate investor so I understand the philosophy of minimizing all costs to maximize your ROI.  The question though is...