HI, I was just wondering if anyone is using Facebook, instagram, etc. to make  informed decisions on potential  tenants in addition to all other background checks and references.  If so, how are you approaching the us...

Hi everyone, I joined BP a month or so ago and was able to find some great info on here. I'm an investor from Las Vegas, looking to move my investments out East, and Florida seems to be a good place, that pops up posi...

Hey BP! not having much luck getting responses in the forums, but I'll keep trying. I have been thinking about the worse case or "nightmare" tenant situation. This of course involving extensive amounts of purposeful d...

Basically the issue I have is I am analyzing properties to use on the rental calculator as well as the fix and flip calculator on BP. There are a lot of things I don't know the answers to, and that aren't listed on th...

When you're hiring a contractor, how do you handle payment. Will they want payment before? If so, it doesn't make much sense to pay until you're sure the work is complete, right?

It makes sense to me to pay half be...

I am new to Bigger Pockets but I have had quite a bit of experience in 4 1/2 years. Dropped out of college at 20 and bought one unit with 20% down in 2010. After that it was a snowball effect and I dove in head first....

Hi everyone,

I am new here and new to real estate investing. I live in the San Diego Area in California and won't be investing in real estate in California because it is too expensive. I would like to buy a rental ...

What things show weakness to tenants.

Another thread mentioned "weak landlord face." What are the signs?

I would call these weakness:

- Rent not due until move in day
- No lease
- No rental application
- No refere...

Here is a question that I have for all the expert landlords out there.

My folks own roughly 50 rental units, in a small town of about 14,000 people. There is still a note on the rentals that has 4 years left, monthl...

Just getting my REI business launched and one of the goals is to acquire Buy/Hold property under our LLC (We want the property deeds under our LLC name for personal asset protection)

We have sources of short ...