My First Deal = 6 doors!     This story begins as many other stories that heard told on the podcast: I started listening to the BiggerPockets Podcasts to and from work trying to figure out a way to exit the corporate ...

Experienced VR owners - I'd love to hear your tips/tricks for furnishing a property in a manner that is cost effective while still appealing to your target guests.We spent way too much (IMO) on furnishing our first VR...

They would be an absolute except a few people get lucky and put everything they have into a rental property and nothing goes wrong for a year or two, giving them time to build up cash reserves.  Then again a few peopl...

I have a young couple that has been in my home since last December, every quarter I do an inspection on the home to make sure everything is working etc. The first two inspections went well and the home was very clean....

I know some of you are only doing month to month leases for flexibility and control. But what do you do if you have a really good prospective tenant who "needs" a longer term? Perhaps they just left their last renta...

I have found an apartment complex for sale for about 2 mil. I want it! I have no experience with commercial properties and bad credit. The place needs tlc but already has 55% occupancy. Something like 45 1 br's and...

Hi everyone,I love this bigger pockets thing, I learn every time I come in and participate.  Now I want to learn how to motivate real estate agents.  I have asked three separate realtors to put in offers for me in the...

Hey guys,I've been self-managing for 5 or so years now but recently turned over the PM on a couple properties to a local property management in town. I'm so use to being involved in the day-to-day business of the prop...

Hello all,I have a class C rental which I'd like to do some minor upgrades, will also give me an excuse to raise the rent later on!  Below is what the kitchen looks like, this is 1980 construction:I was planning to re...

I think I could write a book sometimes with some of the crazy stories from owning and managing vacation rentals. I'd love to hear your stories and how you've addressed the issue to prevent it from happening again (if ...