So I'm in the mists of purchasing my first college rental and I was wondering how much I should ask for a security deposit compared to the rent. I know college students party and destroy stuff so I'm guessing it shoul...

Hey BP,

New to Real estate but have been on the fence for over a year now. Currently work a door to door marketing job and have compiled and extensive list of distressed or seemingly abandoned properties in my last 6...

Hello BiggerPockets!I wanted to reach out for some help about a potential red flag.  I found a home in my target area (Ohio), it is just way overpriced.  It is priced at 157k and was recently bought in 2012 for 70k.  ...

Hello fellow real estate agent members, I’m a relatively new real estate agent and I only wanna focus on listings. With that being said, I wanted to know if it’s appropriate for me to only print business cards that sp...

I'm not educated on the short hand here.  Can someone explain to me what this add is trying to tell me about the returns on this apt building?  Particularly the 2nd paragraph.  I think they are trying to say a 435K in...

Just looking for some opinions here.  I know there are probably several different ways of doing this.  How do you generally work the closing costs?  My realtor suggested offering more on the purchase price and request...

Hi,Have a property in Texas that received a hail damage settlement.  I own the property outright. A friend said that if I don't use the money from the insurance company to repair the roof it is considered insurance fr...

Hey Everyone!My boyfriend and I are selling a home that was previously a rental property.  We had a buyer and the buyer's real estate agent (female) has been beyond rude and uncooperative.  Firstly, she refused to pro...

Hello all! I cant seem to find any lenders that offer HELOCs on investment properties. Can anyone suggest any? I did speak to Wells Fargo and they only lend 60% LTV. Not ideal. Any help would be appreciated.

On my street I own two duplexes and another landlord ownes the other two duplex on the street. He is a absolute slum lord and has the worst tenants imagined. His tenents have piles of junk, trash, rvs, boats, dog poop...