Hi there, I am looking at a Duplex in San Francisco. The current owner pays about $500/mo on property tax. The property was sold in 1999 for less than half a million. The assessed value of the property doesn't seem to...

Would love to start up the discussion where we share our funniest/craziest/most shocking tenant stories and conversations. I'll start (paraphrased a bit).So I am showing a small unit to a few folks. Attractive lady in...

Hi everyone! My name is Morgan Levy and I am seeking advice on how to begin my real estate investment journey. I have read several books, listened to audios, met with agents so I have a basic understanding of the stra...

The S&P crushed it last year... So I think of it this way: Buy apartments, and use that passive income to grow your portfolio. Real Estate doesn't require you to trade your time for returns, like trading your time...

Totally meant to post this like a year ago. On page 292 of the document, which is page 309 of the PDF. That link is to the servicing guide for Fannie Mae loans that was updated on 11/8/2017, so the page number and inf...

I am the owner occupier of a triplex in Oakland. I would like to renovate one of my units, redoing the electrical (because it's painfully out of date), and redo the plumbing in that portion of the house before it beco...

For those of you BP investors who at the $100k passive income level after expenses. What type of property class did you start out with and end up with to reach this level. I am also interested to know how many of you ...

Has anyone run comps on similar houses with and without solar panels? Has anyone sold properties with them?I'm curious about how it would affect sales price and whether it could be a value add on a flip after collecti...

By popular demand, BiggerPockets has just launched the new Short-Term and Vacation Rental Forum!Now, as a member of a college fraternity, and and having played with many traveling rugby clubs over the years, I've been...

Hi BP! My Name is Connor (long time lurker, first-time poster) and I'm just about to close on my first Investment property!I'm in a very frustrating situation with my lender and this noobie could really use some advic...