Hello! David Dachtera here.This post is going to be a bit unpopular on Bigger Pockets because it's about education - Real Estate Investing education. The site as a whole has rather a strong sentiment against paying fo...

Why You Should Not Allow Residents to Deposit Money Directly Into Your Bank Account.

I'm a newbie from CA trying to invest in my first rental property in TX or some other states with healthy RE market (good cash flow and landlord friendly). After doing a lot of research, I heard a lot of different opi...

I am 18 and in high school, and I know real estate investing is what I'm passionate about I've been reading books and have been obsessed with is for a couple years now. But I don't know where to get started so my big ...

Hey Bigger pockets,I'm working on a project to use data to compare US cities rental markets. Please take a look and let me know what you think.  I am using the following categories: 1 Yr Job Growth3 Yr Job GrowthCurre...

Hi, what's the best site to get a tenant's credit score? and is it free? Also, is it important to check criminal history? if yes, what's the site to do so?Thank you! 

Neighbors tree fell on the roof of my rental during the Hurricane (state Florida).
I called the city and they gave me the address of the LLC that owns that lot (its an empty lot, probably a builder owns it).
I proba...

I recently stumbled on a fully occupied 6 unit property that would bring in about 35% Cash on Cash and that does take into consideration 15% vacancy. The city itself has a higher than average crime rate according to n...