First time investor looking for a duplex or a SFH as my first project. What are the best ways to find off market deals in a competitive market? 

I live in California. My last LL kept $950 of my deposit for “damage”. We never had any initial walkthrough or property inspection. I never got receipts for the work either. Can he hold any of my deposit if there was...

“How To Manage & Mitigate Home Repairs For Investment Properties” by By Justin M. Bullock, Real Estate Developer, Investor, & Realtor®It is all too common where I see investors getting hit with additional expe...

Hello.  Looking for some guidance.  I have spoken with an attorney briefly but would like some thoughts from others.Context:I had a 9 month tenant, upper scale property and tenant, $19K security deposit.Tenant vacated...

Hey everyone! I am a rookie when it comes to real estate investing and Excel. I was thankful that someone was willing to share their spreadsheet with me via the Bigger Pockets Facebook group. I am currently looking at...

I have a holdover owner that appears to be a hoarder. I think he may still be there when the Marshall comes to tell him he has to leave. Are there other options besides paying for movers to move his items into a 15 da...

Ive been contemplating the "Replace your Mortgage with a HELOC" scheme to pay it off early.Heres my very specific question:If I do nothing with the HELOC , but simply replace my mortgage with it in the first lien posi...

In all our rental agreements we have a provision that states an early termination will result in loss of security deposit plus two months rent. We recently had a tenant notify us he wished to terminate his lease early...

I purchased my first investment property in Chelan, Washington in December of last year. It is an owner contract deal, no agents or lawyers involved. The seller is a neighbor at another property that my boyfriend owns...

I am closing on 2 AIRBNBs and have started buying the things they will need. The question I have is... Will I be able to write off and depreciate the items since I technically do not own them for another week or 2. ...