I have a family member who listed a property and the agent put in additional wording on the listing contract (it has an additional paragraph in our state for additional terms).   As the listing was coming up to expire...

All, I own my primary residence and have just purchased a new property I am going to be renting but paid all cash so I own it outright. As I build my business i most assuredly will be using borrowed funds. should I ...

If the bank stopped paying property taxes, how likely are they to skip the foreclosure auction?  The property has been vacant for two years.  The electric has been off so the sump pump would not be functioning.  The b...

Hello BiggerPocket family! My name is Jonathan Garrett and I have been marketing to get leads and convert them into deals. I just really shook off my sickness of "analysis paralysis" and jumped all in. I got a deal un...

Hello!I just went under contract for my property. It was listed as a 4 bedroom, and I mistakenly assumed the basement was meeting Egress window code, however when I had the inspection I found out it was not. I am tryi...

Hi all, this is my first posting in Deal Analysis....please be gentle. I would love your opinion on 1.) would you renovate? 2.) What would you renovate? 3.) guesstimate on renovation costLocation: Far north Fort Worth...

I want to go into the real estate business with my son. The idea is to buy a couple of rentals and then see how it goes. If we work together well and make money we might want to expand. My question is how do we go ...

I have a funny tenant story. I need you guys to tell me how you would deal with it since its an example of the little expenses that can eat up your profits.

My tenants were complaining loudly and often that their ho...

I am set to close next week on my first duplex property in San Diego!  The unit I will occupy will be vacant at close.  The other unit has tenants that have been in place for 3 years, paying market rents and on a mont...

We're in DC renting a 100 year old row house. Everything works but it has plenty of  quirks and flaws in the plaster and trim and flooring.  We were going to bring a camera and let the tenant take pics of whatever she...