So, since I've started as a pro member here on BP, a lot of the properties  in my price range are all in run down neighborhoods with high crime.  Does anyone have experience with these types of rentals?  Is it just a ...

So, as a budding house hacker I wanted to ask my friends on BP:What tools come in most handy to a novice landlord? What should I add to my list?HammerTape measurePower drillHacksawSanderScrew driversAllen wrenchesChan...

I have been watching the last 4 months in absolute awe. Unemployment is through the roof, businesses are going bankrupt, most people are staying home not spending money yet the stock market and Real Estate market are...

Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

Hi, Bigger Pockets,I wanted to get some leads to some cities that could be ideal for me to move to and invest in. I currently live in Los Angeles and would really like to live somewhere different. I grew up in northwe...

I strongly believe whether or not you use debt or don't use debt to buy real estate, it is important to pay off debt that is not related to your RE investments.   All of that interest your paying is money that could b...

I've read news reports that say up to 20% of rent has gone unpaid in the last couple of months. I manage 350 units and all but one has paid (we extended grace far longer than normal but now we're in the process of evi...

Hello BP, I haven't posted in quite some time! I thought it would be interesting if we all shared what our rehabbing/remodeling process looks like. I am currently on my fourth investment property, my strategy is bu...

Hello, I am fairly new to bigger pockets and this is my first forum question. I was wondering if anyone has experience with traveling to the Caribbean or buying properties in the Caribbean. I am wanting to purchase a ...

I live up in the Bay Area, have a nice job and a wonderful house, but still with a wife and two young kids, feels like you can't get ahead here because its so expensive.  Also hard to do any real estate investing when...