My tentant's rent was due on September 1st and have not received it.  I tried to reach through text and left a message on his cell phone with no response.  His father just called today asking me if he had seen his son...

I’m 20, and I just dropped out of college to pursue RE full time. It’s not that I was bad at school- I had a 3.1 GPA heading into my junior year, but I just decided that since I have clarity on what I want in life, th...

We spend a lot of time at the end of each year celebrating our successes in REI and planning for an even better year next year, but sometimes we forget to take stock of our worst move of last year. Understanding what ...

Seattle passed a bill that extends eviction protection for renters for 6 more months. So, basically you don’t have to pay rent for 6 months AFTER the city reopens. This could absolutely wipe out small time landlords l...

Hello BiggerPocketeers!In an effort to clean up the forums, we're creating an FAQ Forum, where the most-asked questions will be prominently featured, along with some really great answers.I need your help!Please take a...

I'm going to skip right over pointing out that in 1997 Obama said Bush was wrong in referring to Iran as a nuclear threat. We all know Obama will say anything and won't get called on it to verify it so that's a pointl...

So I get my taxes filed by CPA for the first time in my life, and paid a premium fee of $685.  Things went smoothly for the most part, other than couple of MAJOR issues which I cannot afford to overlook.  I am detaili...

This post is more of a pondering than a question... I was thinking this morning, after getting my 30th email from one "guru" or another trying to sell me a system or information.Here are a few of the systems I have lo...

I do not know if I am just getting older (Im gen x) and more jaded or if it is a red flag, but I hate it when I am looking to hire someone or have hired and they in a convo about said work tell me that they are "helpi...