When calculating numbers for rental income, what is a fair estimate for repairs/ maintenance? And what is a fair estimate for Cap Ex? Is there a commonly excepted percentage for single family vs multi family? 

I am in the process of remodeling a 1-family house for rental and it needs new kitchen cabinets.  Has anyone here used the RTA cabinets that you can purchase in store at home depot?  Is there a difference between thes...

There could be a few reasons why social media posts may not be bringing in clients:
- Not targeting the right audience - If your target customer persona doesn't align with who is actually seeing your posts, that coul...

Hello! I am 29 and just got my Real Estate License (first try luckily) I have never been in sales but I have worked in customer service for almost 10 years. I have been wanting to get into Real Estate investing in gen...

Hello BP Community,Myself and a couple partners are starting a new flipping business in the Hartford area with the end goal of creating financial freedom through large apartment complexes. To do so, we are structuring...

I recently sent out thousands of postcards to absentee owners and hired a very expensive, REI-focused answering service to answer the calls for me so the callers can speak to a live person instead of having to leave a...

Hey all, I should have written this as soon as I made an account with BiggerPockets, but better late than never, right? My name is Alvin and I am a recent liberal arts college graduate. I am fortunate and privileged e...

Once I've found this article: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-an...The main deal: Imagine a website, where tenants can bid against each other to get the better flat/house? Or tenant can overcome someho...

I have a seller that wants to sell, but the lot they had evaluated, in 2007, (it's 2 lots side by side), the health dept said the soil is unsuitable for a septic system. They, also, said alternative systems and any ot...

I am a new member and i am going crazy that i didn't find this site years ago when things were good...I'm a former home builder trying to figure out what to do now after getting smashed to the surface by the bubble..I...