According to this article, http://www.examiner.com/article/the-fico-credit-score-and-strategic-default, researchers have found distinct character traits that identify potential strategic defaulters. They say strategi...

Hello! I'm glad we've found this website. We're currently buy and hold investors with a few single family rental properties in MA.We're happy to share our experiences as well as learn how to grow our investment portfo...

Is it just me or does anyone else have more problems when renting to multiple roommates sharing a single family home?  For example, renting to 4 people in a 4BR house?This is not a college student rental scenerio.I kn...

Hi BP'sLooking for some advice.Just read Brendan's - 7 years to 7 figure wealth.I have a couple of flips, that are currently back on the market. Have noticed the market in Orlando has slowed down greatly.I am an exper...

Here's the story. I showed a single family house to a woman who had left her job because her father was ill and needed her help. Her father died and she was looking to relocate and start a new job soon... I agreed to ...

Hello all! I am in Surry County, North Carolina and have been listening to BiggerPockets for almost a year now. I am particularly interested in fix and flips as well as STR. I have actually talked with a buddy of mine...

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I'm wanting to 1031 exchange my one property into 20 different houses in a low cost state. If each house costs around 80k and I get a mortgage for 80%, how much would I need to have in reserves? How much would you rec...

Have a unit that the tenant moved out before the eviction, but have judgement on the unpaid rents and damages.  Before I proceed, I was hoping to hear from those of you who have successfully collected.  What is the ne...

Hello,I was wondering if anyone has used the San Diego County Tax Assessor's site to find out who the owner of a specific property is? I've been Driving for Dollars these past few days to get my feet wet and I'm havin...