So there must be other places like my town. The average (decent shape) 2 family home is selling from 250k-325k. And the average rent is $1100-$1300. These numbers don't work out for the 1% rule. Everything I've ever r...

First, I'm confused as to what exactly caused the housing bubble of 2007. It sounds like people were unable to pay their mortgages, thus resulting in foreclosure, but why were they suddenly unable to pay in the first ...

We've all seen the fear mongering that's being pushed by a lot of media outlets and influences. My question is are their thoughts justified in the current housing market. Due to Bigger Pockets being very diverse one w...

Im pretty blind sided by this.3 unit under contract at 140k, scheduled to close beginning of September. Inspection went well, bank has committed to funding it, title company is ready and good to go. Insurance in place...

well i saw the property yesterday. has a few weird things about it .
Pex Piping , Slab foundation, no slider or door for rear access from inside the house
(have to add a side gate entrance to the rear) No garage, ...

Just came across a late night call with one of my tenants. His family has been living there over a year and I would consider them good tenants. They warned me before that the front tenants dogs (pitbulls) are sometime...

Investing in real estate is categorically different than investing in stocks/bonds and other customary financial planning tools.
It is buying a small business. This fundamentally changes how you should think about t...

As you scroll through fackbook or other sites you see various life hacks about cooking, landscaping, etc. I want this post to be about landlord hacks( what are some simple tricks you use to make your life easier as a ...

For those of you who say the eviction moratorium doesn’t/hasn’t affected you. I’m here to tell you it does. If you own rental property, but “haven’t had any issues”, 12% of mom and pop housing providers- your colleagu...

Hi everyone,I am new to this forum. I have listened to Bigger Pockets for quite some time now and finally decided to get on here because I current own a home in California, but I want to buy a 2nd house out of state. ...