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John Michael hosted a chat and this is the text from the chat that is posted.

I hope you enjoy and learn. These are just basics so to build a foundation.

johnmichael: Let me start off with a little introduction, I...

So like the title implies- I've been listening to Bigger Pockets for the last year and a half straight since an investor i met that has a $2 million portfolio recommended them to me. Since that time I've gotten my rea...

I'm a relative newcomer to RE investment (2 years, 2 properties in Indianapolis) and this was my first tenant turnover.  When the contractor went to make his final inspection of the turnover repairs (nothing major ~$2...

Hello BP community,I've been looking for turnkey properties in the mid-west. I'm wondering what areas are your favorites?I've been looking at Memphis as my first investment property. What are your thoughts?Thanks!

Besides looking at existing properties I've been researching modular/prefab build.
What I found so far, is that they are quicker and cheaper to build compared to conventional. 
They also seem to be way more green!
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Someone in a Facebook group I'm in posted pictures of their house's staging. The listing agent suggested they hire a stager, who cost them a lot of money.The house looks awful. Older or downright weird furniture, beds...

I bought a house in a nice area where I did a lot of research. I found that my rental competition was mostly condominiums and apartments. These were all nice, but I thought there would be many tenants who would p...

What are you favorite countertops to use for B- rentals? Replacing 30 year old countertops and plan on raising rents. Break even time frame is 18 months.

My husband and I own a side by side duplex in the suburbs of Wisconsin. We signed new tenants to a lease in July and honestly they've been nothing but trouble since then. They break the blinds then want us to pay for ...