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Hi there!I'm an investor living Oakland, CA where I own 2-3BR units and am originally from Grand Rapids, MI where I recently purchased a studio/3BR duplex.I'm excited to be investing my money back home, but the huge i...
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See the latest article from Forbes on the best cities to own rental properties in FL. No surprise the cities that made the list (Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando), interesting read nonetheless for the data and insight to ...
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Hi Landlords,I have a question. We're at the final stage to screen tenants. We're asking for the 2 latest pay stubs and bank statement to verify their income. And prove they have enough fund to pay the rent if they're...
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Hello BP, I am a long time bigger pockets podcast listener and forum reader, but I figured there was no better time than now to get involved in the forums. After all I've learned everything I know just from reading ot...
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Hey everyone -
As I'm sure most of you know, we send out a weekly newsletter to 35,000+ people (typically on Sundays) that highlights any important BP News, shares the top new articles on the site, forum posts, and m...
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I think I may open a small can of worms here, but I'm curious what you all think of the wiretap controversy happening in Washington. Do you think that Bush is justified in his actions here, or if he's going overboard...
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So hurricane Harvey was very devastating to all the houses in Houston but luckily my rental property did not suffer any damages whatsoever but I did end up loosing my truck that was paid off for so now I have to take ...
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Economic Update(Monday, January 11, 2021)
We all have our New Year’s resolutions. Most likely your goal is to tackle that extra weight, run that extra m...
Hello everyone,I'm looking into investing in out of state rental properties, since I don't have the firepower to purchase in my home state of CA. Being new to real estate investing, I don't have reliable contacts I tr...