I have a seemingly good prospective tenant on deck. The only issue is that he thinks the background check companies are trying to get info and scam him. I tried to tell him they are not but he works for Apple and sees...

Well, assuming google translator is working, what that title says is "F*ck peace, prepare for war".  My coach also has that tattooed on his side.  What can I say? Marines are simply unique humans.  I wanted to share t...

I have cement floors in 1000 sqft house and needs carpet etc..I am thinking of doing polish cement floors instead. For a buy and hold rental, as I think this could be a good longterm route. Any thoughts or issues? ...

I don't know if this is the right forum or the right entity to post this. I don't know if buyers are doing their own research or are buying call lists. What I do know is that my family owns a number of multi family pr...

Which do you prefer for durability and overall value? 

This is the most common question, I get asked this, or something like this, at least once a week. This is Massachusetts Multi-Family Market data pillaged from MLS. We get many of questions about the market and while I...

Heyo BiggerPockets fam! I'm in the process of purchasing my first rental in Meridian, Idaho. Currently, my plan is not to use a property manager. I've been looking around for a solid lease contract online and I couldn...

Courtesy of Bill McBride at CalculatedRiskBlog.comI always think these are interesting. Freshly chopped and colorized. Enjoy!(Original PNG here)

Greetings All,I am looking at buying a condo in downtown Anchorage, Alaska to rent out as a BnB. Looking for any success stories or others who use this strategy in the area. How profitable is it? Do you self manage or...

Creating standards to get rid of bleeding heart syndrome…
As we continued to work through our renovation standards, we began to define our leasing standards. It was a very analog process, but, luckily, Natalie loved ...