![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2709892/small_1694788115-avatar-chadp196.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
We are looking to purchase our first rental property and will use it as as STR as well as a vacation property for our personal use. Any drawbacks to purchasing a new spec home in the Phoenix area (assuming HOA allows...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/154180/small_1621419851-avatar-nicoleivy2004.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I've been using https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com/, which I think is connected to the MySmartMove site and I came across an issue. One lady was going through the process of verifying herself and the online sys...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/11555/small_1621349643-avatar-vic.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello,
I just bought a house in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. 3 BD, 1.5 bath, immaculate. However, i've only gotten ONE call in about a month. Advertising in 2 papers, MLS, and on a rental house website. Is ther...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2795516/small_1689722904-avatar-ers3.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi there,
My name is Sydrah. My husband and I purchased a townhouse that was built in 2017 around early 2021. Unfortunately, we have to move to Texas before the end of this year, so we are hoping to rent out our hous...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/375895/small_1717551027-avatar-jrowlett.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
How do you go about defining a criteria and focusing on a niche? How do I know which niche is best for me?I currently rent out a condo but I want to expand my portfolio. My goal is to ultimately own residential and co...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/7973/small_1621348330-avatar-ratracegrad.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Is it possible to garnish a tenants student loan check?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1116735/small_1621509139-avatar-maxp46.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
There are plenty of sources to to run crime reports. How do you decide if area is good or not in regards of crime? Is it better to buy fresh reports or to use free information on internet? How many square miles should...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2529487/small_1695693311-avatar-biancaa16.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi everyone, my name is Bianca and I am new to Bigger Pockets and real estate investment. My husband and I have decided to buy a class B single family home for BRRRR in Spring, Texas. We will be out of state investors...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2833946/small_1694284071-avatar-adamz80.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Attached to a commercial property deal I closed came 6 acres of land. It’s zoning states use for “wide variety of residential and commercial use”.
It’s on a double yellow line road. It backs up to a residential neig...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/664472/small_1694954225-avatar-dannyn5.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
HI guys, pretty new to the forum but not real estate investing. I have alot of rental properties here in houston and now I have 2 decent size pieces of land both on major streets, 1 is 33,000 sq ft and the other is 28...