Hey Everyone,Nice to meet you all. I have been reading, learning, and lurking around for the past few months on bigger pockets. I am looking to take my first step with real estate investing this year and I have some ...

Me and my business partner are working on our first rental property. We purchased our property back in the end of October and have our own handyman business so are doing the work ourselves. Unfortunately our steam fur...

Hi All,I'm closing on my first property at the end of the month (a duplex) and was looking for some input on utility costs and how to approach this situation. Let me start by giving some background. The house has a mo...

We have technically two management companies for two separate county's in the area. They’re both ran out of the same office. County 1 portfolio is about 3x the size and owners call us to get management since there isn...

I recently completed construction on a brand new home (1700 sf) 3 br, 2.5 ba house and want to rent it out.  I have placed ads in our local newspaper (online), craigslist.com, Postlets.com, Rentals.com and AHRN.com (t...

I'm asking this question for my father who is looking to be a private investor for real estate projects.  He is looking for a reputable, low fee, custodian company for self directed ira's to use for these projects.  I...

I have a question for you appraisers out there. I'm working on putting together a deal where I build a new single family home and sell it. Right now, it seems very cost effective and profitable to do this using a pre-...

Hey everyone! My dad and I are going in on our first deal, but need to play with some numbers to make it work. (In Lansing Michigan btw) This Triplex’s utilities are currently paid for by the owner (approx. $500/month...

As a property manager, you might encounter a common misunderstanding that landlords are exclusively accountable for lawn upkeep. While it is true that landlords have specific duties, the nuances of these responsibilit...

We own multiple properties, and we use a property management company that does a fantastic job at maintaining this properties, our assigned manager is very responsive, and very well adapt at handling the tenants and a...