I'm debating whether to purchase my mother's home through a private mortgage as a way to start house hacking but want to make sure I am able to build equity in a way that will allow me to use it to purchase a second p...

Investment Info:

Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Los Angeles.

Purchase price: $427,000

Cash invested: $100,000

I purchased this property in 2002, rehabbed it and have been ...

So as I'm writing this, the jackhammers are pounding away outside to tear out our front steps so new ones can be poured. It's a huge pain in the ass and I know because I live upstairs and the floor is shaking in my un...

First, I have nothing against pets.  I do allow pets in some of my rentals, but I have to say, they DO add to my cost, yet I do not charge a pet fee.Here is a list of things I have personally experienced a tenant's do...

So, I have an interesting situation here that I've never come across before and could use some additional insight from other's experiences.  I have a client who is buying a Duplex with intentions to make his primary r...

Hi BP,
I recently purchased a 4 bed 3 bath house and have turned it into a duplex. The downstairs is 2 bed 1 bath and has been rented out to one person, while the upstairs is 2 bed 2 bath and has two people living in...

I recently moved to a home in rural Minnesota and also discovered the Bigger Pockets podcasts. I’m excited to dive into real estate. 
We kept our first home in town with the intention of renting it out for the long t...

Hi EveryoneA few years ago I purchased a duplex with a roof that was about 10 years old. The inspection didn't show any issues and I didn't have a single issue until last year when we had a major storm that caused a h...

Greetings to everyone I am trying to help my friend out as to what to do in his situation and your advice would be greatly appreciate itmy friend is from Germany he rent a house for 2800 usd a month and has been livin...

I have a potential tenant who is interested in my rental property... It is a guy that suffered an accident, but received a large settlement. At the same time, there was a window where he was unable to work and his cre...