As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...

Why would the price have not been negotiated up $2.00 to $754,500 or down $98.00 to $754,400, a round number?   Do you know how much chaos and extra time and effort throughout the loan process correcting the sales pri...

Hey guys my name is George Yu and I love passive real estate. The idea of investing into something and then collecting mailbox money whether you feel like working or not is like having your own golden chicken as long ...

I think that multifamily (2-4 units) is one of the best types of properties to invest in especially when first getting started change my mind.

yep, about a foot of water in my basement apartment in my triplex. Called the flood insurance company, but my deductible is fairly high ($5k) so I'm looking to still do this cleanup on the cheap. Anybody have any good...

I have done a lot of studies of listed Milwaukee properties, particularly those listed below $50k.  I am surprised to see a couple of investors are unloading their properties by selling in bundles.  Their properties a...

I have a question re: consequences for a property management company and parties involved in a fraudulent transaction. What potential penalties would exist for a licensed property manager / firm who engaged in the fol...

1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it

2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.

I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.

Hello Bigger Pockets. This is my first post. I recently lost my job here in the Bay Area in CA. And I am at the very beginning of my exploration into passive income by investing in rentals. I have a house that I inher...

Hi all,

This is my first post on BP - I looked around for similar questions/answers and couldn't find a good match so I figured I'd go ahead and post; hopefully this is the correct forum for my question. First, a li...