After months of creeping on Biggerpockets.com and listening to countless podcasts during my morning runs (Great idea for those that run), I've negotiated a deal and now have my first property under contract. 3 Bedroom...

In case you missed it, the online rent payment company eRentpayment has had  major issues when their payment processor filed Ch 7 bankruptcy and casued a lot of investors rent to not get deposited. This started quite ...

Maybe 3 years down the road, I would want to take a more hands-off approach and find someone to handle the day-to-day part of the job. Currently, I am there every day and doing a lot of the work myself.Where would I f...

If you talk to a local you would know that Cleveland is very much a city divided. Us west siders don't go east and those east siders don't go west. It is just a fact of life, and for those of us who live and grew up h...

Besides the obvious write offs: gas, home office, etc. What are some of the worthwhile things you have bought that have a huge write off? At over 200k/year, with the progressive system your top end income is nearing 5...

Hi all, just starting out and looking to buy a duplex in the Cottonwood Heights area near Salt Lake City. Could anyone tell me what the CURRENT cap rate should be in that location? More general question is HOW do I ac...

Help! I've been in property management for years but haven't run into this problem until now. I had an applicant whose landlord verification came back showing that she had an infestation of bedbugs and roaches. It was...

Hey BP folks! I'm a long time fan, first time poster. I hope I'm in the right forum. I bought my first home last year in December, mostly to get out of renting (it was a condo in Montgomery County, Maryland with a low...

Hello everyone, I'm looking into buying and holding real estate. I'm currently 19 years old, I am partnered up with someone and we are planning to buy and hold by either the end of this year or the beginning of next. ...

Does anyone have a few tips or things they wish they would have known etc before they started an Airbnb!? I will be starting one this summer and am curious if anyone has any cool “tricks” they’ve learned to get more b...