Has anyone used a residential conventional mortgage to purchase an owner occupied multi-family property without having prior experience as a land lord? I'm going to purchase a multi family property in Q1 2016.  Keep i...

Hi All, I just wanted to share a situation we recently went through at a Title company in Solano County. I got a property under contract, and drove straight to a Title company that I had previously called to verify wo...

Hi, My name is Aditya Puttigampala and I'm new to the Bigger Pockets community. I'm looking to house hack a multi-family home in New Jersey. I'm currently looking at Hoboken, Union City, Bayonne, and other parts of Je...

Hi BP!Quick summary of what I am doing:  Acquire small multi-family properties with capital partners to put up the down payment money, bank finance the remainder of the loan.  Create win-win for all involved.  I've ne...

One year ago, I purchased a property for $550k and signed a tenant to a 10 year lease.  The proprietor was a coffee shop/bookstore that was operating down the street.  They wanted to expand as well as offer food and a...

Property is in Columbus Ohio.   I’m out of state.   Tenant hasn’t paid rent for December.   Tenant hasn’t been at the rental in December.   Tenant not responding to communications.   Tenant is on social media getting ...

My name is Jay. I own a property in Pasadena, CA. I have a stable job as an engineer. I have no real estate experience outside of buying one property. I am excited to be a new member on BP. I hope to establish friends...

I looked at a house today that is coming up for sheriff sale.  The neighbors came out and started  talking to me about the house.  They had been told by someone hired by the bank to mow the lawn to tell the buyer he i...

Hey everybody! My name is Taylor and I have been investing in real estate for about a year now. My main REI goal is to build a profolio of multi family properties. I have been able to acquire to 4 plexs this year and ...

Good afternoon all!     So over the course of the last few weeks I have been attending the free webinars w/ Brandon Turner and it seems like every time we go over how to evaluate a property and determine if it is a go...