Today was President Trump's inauguration. The administration wasted no time and has halted one of Obama's last minute legislations to cute PMI rates. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Trump is pro-real estate? Is...

So, i am wanting to do some real estate investing- but currently I have been renting my own residence for the last 5 years. I am paying way more in rent than it would cost me to make payments on a similar home. In f...

I have been at another forum writing about "creative financing" at the Creative Financing Forum.Here is the intro:It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I wil...

Tenant Screening Standards:
- No previous eviction
- 3x income to rent
- Clean background
- Good references

Hi Everyone,

On biggerpockets these 4 standards for the tenant screening process have been repeated time an...

I own a mobile in Colorado Springs that I purchased in 1997.  It is in great shape as all the maintenance has been kept up on it and many improvements.  It is located on a double sized corner lot in a quiet mobile hom...

I'm just starting in REI and am trying to learn as much as I can now. I was wondering at what point should a beggining Real Estate investor create their business entity. I've decided on an LLC. I don't have any pro...

Dear All,My family is trying to make the best out of a situation that we are currently in.  We live in Southern California and have a rental property which rents about 2k per month, after paying the mortgage (about 10...

Hello, all. I've worked as a court reporter for the past seven years, but being that I live in what I call "Podunkville," small-town living, there is not enough court reporting work available in my neck of the woods ...

I am a newbie and just established an LLC for the purpose of buying single family,duplexes and quads as buy and hold investments.

The mortgage broker just informed me that lenders will not finance a conventional mort...

What is your opinion are these large swaths of boarded up homes we see in the mid west upper rust belt ruining these cities or are they an investors dream opportunity to get into the RE game for ridiculously low price...