BiggerPocketers, My name is Nick. I'm moving back to Manhattan from abroad in about a week. I'm looking to house-hack via FHA (3.5%) immediately. Ideally, I'm looking to land a multi-family in Brooklyn with 4 units + ...

I'm becoming more of a hands on landlord based on advice I'm getting from folks on this forum. I'm having work done at one of my houses.  The repair guy told me about a spot in the ceiling in an upstairs bedroom. I he...

Hi all - I was about to close on a single family home on a canal and days before closing I found out from the surveyor that there is a 12’ drainage easement on the land. It runs under the driveway, under the house (st...

From majestic mountains, tropical rainforests and breathtaking coasts on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Colombia has it all and is the second most biodiverse country in the world. A country whose Indige...

So I have this older house, bought as a student rental for my own son and his buddy/roommates, all of whom have lots of electronic devices (computers, laptops, xBoxes, projectors, phone chargers, etc etc).  Hardly any...

My neighbor has an investment property he rents out. My investment property is my summer home. He has a giant tree very near the property line. One of the limbs of this tree is split and hangs directly over our back b...

I'm looking to purchase my first rental property and have been searching for a deal that would generate positive cash flow based on my projections. However, finding properties that would cash flow with a 20-25% down p...

I'm a new homeowner and recently I chopped down two trees in my backyard. My neighbor on the other side of the backyard suddenly felt they lost their privacy and talked with us about how upset and devastated they are....

Just who does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Association (NCUA) protect? Everyone feels it is their own savings that is being protected. Not so! The FDIC is actually set...

Hello guys/galsI just got back home from Afghanistan and I already know that next year I will be headed to another duty station. Its common for us Military folks…The home that I live in now I can already see that it i...