I often hear the gurus and paid mentors talk about taking your business to "the next level". I'm wondering what that means. Does that mean that you should never be satisfied with the size of your business? Does tha...

OK, so you've done all your screening, the tenants look good. No bad reviews from previous landlords.Tenant drives up in a nice new clean car and has good appearance. They move in, then comes the first visit 6 mont...

So I been debating rather or not to give this letter to a former landlord I rented from! I'm trying to figure out how to go about pretty much asking him to be a mentor, but I find my self struggling with it not knowin...

1. Screen your tenants better. Do intricate research and invest your time in getting to know them beyond just knowing that they are people who need a place to live and on the surface seem to be able to pay. 2. Ensure ...

I have a home listed for 11 days and I’ve had zero offers. It’s a flip so the home is fully renovated. Given that it’s a sellers market I assumed as soon as the home listed, the offers would start pouring in but nope...

I asked advice from an acquaintance that has around 20  rental properties.  His advice was simply "Don't do it"!  His reasoning was as follows:1.  Unless you are a handyman, and can fix things yourself, you will never...

Hello,I have an unmetered rental property in Chicago and my water bill is ridiculous. The city has put a freeze (pardon the pun) on water meter installations while they "investigate" problems with old/lead pipes. Mean...

I'm interested in getting some user feedback on an important topic for me, as I think it will help us better shape BiggerPockets to fit YOUR needs. I'm hoping to learn more about what our users are taking away from t...