If was forced to invest out of state. Without having to think about it, I would probably concentrate my investing dollars in Dallas / Fort Worth.1) Population is estimated to grow over a million from 2010 - 2020. 2) G...

Hey all, love the site and the podcast etc. I am looking to get into REI and am trying to find the best avenue possible. - I have 200k in home equity that I could leverage into a max of 140k in a HELOC(approved alread...

Tenant left state.  I have their address, and they owe me about $2500 after damages and back rent.  I'm in Alaska, and will be sending her the security deposit statement tomorrow.  If they don't pay I can sue them in ...

To The Ville!
*If you follow my posts you know this is rather quickly to do another post for Fayetteville NC, however, my original Fayetteville post was not done in the current format that I now use, therefore lacks ...

Trying to decide on using reserves to pay off rental mortgage or keep. I am retired, 72 and own 4 college rental houses. Zero vacancy as housing shortage is acute and typically let students pick their successors. I st...

Does anyone have any experience converting a two family to a three, or doing major renovations of a two / three family?
It is somewhat town specific but I am having trouble interpreting fire code for automatic sprin...

Its a little early in the game at this point but this is what has happened so far:Me:  Hmmm... I see 5 For Rent ads on Craigslist with the same title but different properties.  I bet this is an investor.  I wonder if ...

Ok, so we had to close on a deal that was meant to be a contract assignment. Here are the numbers:
ARV 110k
Repairs 20-25k
Rent 950-1000
Originally asking 35k
Bought for 20k, had to repair the back extension (mechanic...

It's been 1 year since I quit my W2 job with the help of BP, and couldn't be happier!As BP said, "Life isn't meant to be lived in a cubicle." I started the corporate world at $45k/yr, and left at $70K/yr. You don't ha...

Hey guys.I just got my first house under contract (!!!) and I'm equal parts excited and terrified. As a result, I'm turning to the Bigger Pockets community in the hopes that I can get some outside opinions on what the...