Everyone is going to find this crazy, but my experience has been excellent using this screening method.

I never have a potential tenant or borrower fill out an application. I never obtain a credit report. I never do ...

Hello,I had a tenant last winter and the heat in his unit was supplemented by the unit above him.It gets really cold down there in winter but he chose not to have free heat and sealed the vents tightly with an aluminu...

My husband and I have a 3 year plan. I'd like to run it by you.
We live in the subs of Chicago in a condo. We have lived here for 6 1/2 yrs. In 3 yrs we plan to move to Florida. If we were to sell our condo now we wou...

I have fixer upper under contract with a $30,000 budget to rehab the property with my own cash.  I am scheduled to close in about 30 days, and am now in the process of getting cost estimates for the scope of work from...

I have a potential tenant that would like to pay the entire years rent up front.  I have already screened tenant through an online service and was wondering why would tenant give me over 15k  instead of paying monthly...

There is a lot of hype in the BP forums about the devastating effects the impending ‘crash’. It seems that this crash will have a negative impact on home buyers, but not investors. Do we really need to be freaking out? 

Hello BP,I'm looking at finally taking the plunge and buying my first property.  It's a quad with tenants in place and it should provide cash flow even if I am occupying one unit free of charge.  My question is this: ...

I know that BiggerPockets.com is a website devoted to real estate investing, but our ultimate goal is to help our visitors find wealth. I was just reminded of a few simple steps towards creating enormous wealth from a...

I own a duplex and I occupy the 2nd floor. I have a tenant (single female) on the 1st floor who has only been there a few weeks and has sex quite loudly around 2am when I am trying to sleep after putting in a 12-16hr ...