No offense to you single mothers. I'm in the process of screening and one interested person is a single mom of 3, she's rented her current place for 5 years, has excellent credit, and no criminal history. At least she...

First off, I do not own any apartment buildings and do not play an apartment building owner on TV. However, I've been starting to follow the apartment building investing popularity, listening to some of the the gurus,...

Trying to buy my first SFM to make a rental. I'd appreciate any advice the BP community can offer.

Today was the inspection on my accepted offer . . . and guess what lovely surprises I had? Topping the li...

As I write this I’m 15,000 feet in the air, courtesy of Delta Airlines, somewhere between Atlanta and Springfield, Mo. I’m on my way to go see one of the strongest and bravest people I know. Her name is Kaleigh, and s...

Hey BiggerPockets! What an awesome community you've built up here. Newbie at real estate investing, but I'm hoping to close on my first rental property soon. In search of some advice. I recently went under contract fo...

We have a four plex in Anchorage, AK.  One of the units is currently occupied by a young male/female couple that is on a 12 month lease.  They’ve lived there for roughly 6 months.  Screening revealed no prior history ...

I hesitate to post this one because it's not the norm. It's also NOT the kind of thing that most brand new investors can do. That said, I think the story is repeatable and others can learn something.In early March I g...

Hi Everyone, my name is Dan from Brooklyn, New York. After several weeks of scouring posts and forums; I finally jumped in and went Pro. I've been going through some of the beginner guides and forums. Lots of good ...

My family and i have owned a 20,000 sq ft strip center for about eight years that we purchased in foreclosure. It consists of eight x 1600 sq ft spaces and one x 4350 sq ft space. When we purchased it, most of the sma...

So I recently put an offer in on a SFH and it was accepted for $3.5k less than the list price. It's a cozy 2 bed, 1 bath with a shed and a huge yard. It was marketed as turn-key with recent renovations (kitchen, carpe...