Hello BPers!,I've been thinking about shipping containers as homes, and wanted to know if anybody here has done that. There has been some good articles online and shows on television about the pros and cons of buildin...

Looking for some thoughts on buying a flip using your own cash, versus getting a hard money loan. What do you think are the advantages/disadvantages of both, and which would you likely prefer to use. Personally, I hav...

Hello BP family.  I'm currently looking for a comprehensive property management software for a fair price.  A few of the guest speakers on the BiggerPockets Podcast have mentioned Appfolio and recommended that softwar...

I just checked all my properties against the latest FEMA flood maps here:https://msc.fema.gov/portalNow sometimes your county may also have a layer of this in their GIS system.In any case I noticed three of my propert...

Has anyone tried PROSPER as a passive investment for earning interest income?  It sounds like a nice concept, better than earning 0% with my bank.   Also, no tenant headaches. Wonder if anyone has tried this before. 

Looking for a skilled and reasonably priced architect and/or draftsman in Maryland. This will be for design and drawings for a new construction single family residence in the Howard County area.

Also looking for a l...

I’m working on my expenses spreadsheet for purchasing my first STR cabin near Gatlinburg. I currently have:1. $175 Smart lock keypad for remote management of door lock on Amazon2. Furnishings that may not already be p...

Hello all. Still very green to this market and I’ve been listening to the BP podcast 6-8 hrs a day (at work) for the past couple weeks. So I am learning a lot! I would like some extra eyes to help run the numbers on t...

I am sure everybody has encountered the nit picky tenant. They may be a good paying tenant, but they annoy you to death with every little thing wrong in the home.Obviously I pride myself on getting real repairs, repai...

Hello everyone. This is my first post on the forum besides the new member area. I have been reading a book about investing in Duplexes, Triplexs and Quads. So far, the author has expressed his use of GRM (Gross rent m...