My name is Jake.  I'm 28 years old and live in Chicago.  I am hoping to buy my first investment property by the end of this year.  I'm mostly looking for something that is going to cash flow well that I can have rent ...

I have learned that one method of creative financing is to simply "take over" the loan payments on an FSBO deal.   Exactly how would you do this?   What specific contract could be used for this situation?  Would the s...

In the past three years I have spent over $40,000 in property management fees. While there has been some value in their management, I'm wondering if perhaps the value does not exceed the expense. Of course, this doe...

I am looking into few house in Sacramento Area where with garage is either converted into 1bed/1bath house or either have some 1 additional room in backyard. What are things I have to be careful about while dealing wi...

Hey folks! Quick question about my rental..if I have to change the locks on an apt because, in short, the tenant gave a key to someone who has since been asked to leave do/can I charge the tenant for the cost of repla...

Hello BP members!My husband and I are aspiring real estate investors in the Florida Panhandle area, we live in Fort Walton Beach. We are currently looking for our first few single family rentals or a multifamily renta...

Hello BiggerPockets world! I have a question that I have been debating about for some time now. I am currently a satellite tech which I'm using just to build capital to get into the real estate business. My ultimate g...

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I was doing some research into zoning laws and trying to grasp an understanding of everything. There was a house that is zoned R3 and it is a 4bd 2ba on .87 acres. Based on the "minimum lot area (sq ft)" char...

I thought it was time that I rearranged the cart and horse, given that I jumped into the forums without properly introducing myself!

My name is Ben and I live and invest in Cincinnati. It turns out that I started on ...

Hey All,I’m occupying my 3/4 house outside of Denver and I’m working on getting all of the spare rooms rented out. The house has a bonus 4th room with a closet in the finished basement, but it doesn’t have legitimate ...