MY FIRST INVESTMENT-DEAL OR NO DEAL!?I’m so grateful to the BP community. The many generous and knowledgeable people and resources are a blessing to a newbie like me. I was just introduced to the world of real estat...

Hi Biggerpockets,I have identified a handful of markets (Youngstown Ohio, Elmira New York, Rochester New York, and Syracuse New York) that seem to be a right fit for my investing philosophy. I am planning a trip where...

So I have a rather tricky situation that I need to resolve at a rental condo.  I own one of the units out of a total of eight in the building.There is a copper drain pipe leak inside the common wall between my unit an...

Hello friends,Please see the investment summary at the bottom of this long post.I just got off the phone with an owner who NEEDS to sell no later than December to avoid paying taxes. He has no income and has just inhe...

Seems challenging getting a real estate agent to provide comps for my property. 1st agent: lsit for $650k, 2nd agent: list for $680k, 3rd agent: list for $750k, and asked "would I consider getting an appraisal". (some...

Are there investors there making suburbs work? I feel like when I am here on BP and listen to the BP podcast, as well as talk to other friend investors, they are all in well known popular cities, or very proximal subu...

I'm wondering if it is proper etiquette to contact the listing agent for a property and just make a verbal offer to see if the seller would be interested in my price? I don't want to annoy my own agent by asking her t...

Ok so I have a lead on a 20 unit complex. All units are 2 bedroom 1 bath units. All unitswill need a complete rehab. All units are vacant.The exterior of the building is in good shape and will need very little work. I...

Hey folks, A triplex came on the MLS today piqued my interest, so I decided to analyze it. Then I thought... maybe I should record my thoughts out loud to share with the BiggerPockets audience. Maybe that'll help folk...