I'll be going down to Charleston on April 14th and I'd like to meet with a real estate agent while I'm there. Is this city known for short term rentals for vacation purposes? Or is it more of a long term rental market...
I have just started investing in foreclosures on courthouse steps. I have always heard it is best to kick out the old owner and start fresh. However, if you could The Property Report last week in WSJ they profiled h...
I have a great investment opportunity for the right buyer in my area and I am not sure what is the best way to get a hold of real buyers who are looking to complete deals. Alot of people in this industry as many of yo...
Hi Everyone,I have been studying every corner of this site for about the past month in an attempt to learn as much as I possibly can about RE investing before I take the plunge with my first deal. There is such a weal...
When a property is sold with tenants, their security deposit is ordinarily transferred to the new owner. What happens if the tenants are behind in rent? Can the old landlord deduct it from the security deposit or do t...
What are the best cities to buy investment property? Here is a recent article that precisely answers that question. Agree or Disagree? For the newbies out there, this will narrow your choices and make things simple.Te...
I stopped playing the lottery a long time ago. Even then I only played the large jackpots. I'm finding myself tempted again. There are two huge jackpots right now totaling 2.6 billion dollars combined. If I won eith...
Hey fellow BP members, Brian Williams here. I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands. I purchased a new house in 2018 for $236k using a USDA loan (no down payment). Since then, the neighborhood has increased in value due...
We see a lot of posts related to leasing, screening tenants, increasing cash flows, analyzing investments, etc. - the positives of rental real estate. Sometimes we encounter situations or the unexpected that we have ...
Hello everyone, my name is Scott Lewis and I’m excited to be a new member of the BiggerPockets community! I currently live in Wilmington, DE where I work full-time as a research scientist. My wife and I are in the pur...