Hi, I have a question about starting out as a multi-family investor in a stabilizing market... I was wondering if it's a bad idea. Naturally, it seems like the best deals are to be found in a down market, so I'm n...

So I am already partnering with my SDRIRA on a flip - so I know how it works when investing. And I'm sure on Monday my accountant and my custodian could answer this question. But there are so many of you out there who...

I recently served a tenant a Notice to Pay or Quit.  The tenant hasn't paid for 3.5 months and his lease expired on March 1, 2016.  I've heard all of his stories ("I'm sick.", "I promise to be out on the 15th, 18th, 2...

Hey Everyone! If you are new to BiggerPockets and Real Estate Investing, you might feel a little lost when it comes to all the REI terms that are thrown around in the Forums. Be sure to bookmark our Glossary where you...

Happy Friday to everyone on BP. Since I'm looking at buying OOS the best way for me to view the property to make judgments on it is through a realtor taking video of the property and sending it to me. My question is h...

I am curious what others are doing with this service.  Starting in Feb, the search feature is going away and they are forcing people on to CoStar.  I am a broker, but seriously considering just dropping it all togethe...

I've been reading about the 50% rule (a quick way to estimate expenses being 50% of gross rental income) and have tried to apply it to properties for sale and it always comes out consistently too high.  The numbers I'...

Our property management company used an unlicensed individual to do drywall work in one of our units. That was the one issue, but it all began a while back. Basically the unit had popcorn ceilings and they were crack...

Hi everyone,Does anyone have experience buying existing businesses? What are some things I should look for? Here are my concerns:- Providing false records of income. The thing about this business I can look in their p...

Hi BP,There is a small three tenant retail building in an A location that I've known for a while and noticed the tenants suddenly up and moved out. Not that they went out of business, but pretty much just moved to loc...