Hello, I am starting out after years on the sidelines.  I have been an accidental landlord due to moving around in the military.  I have also bought a couple of turnkey properties and realize I can't reach my goals th...

A friend recently asked me to compare two Houston zip codes, 77008 and 77063, from an investment perspective.
Now, I'm a big fan of Texas, but the first thing I said to him was that the weather is HORRENDOUS. Anythin...

Hello!I am a new investor from Covina, California. It’s just a few miles east of Los Angeles, CA. I’ve gone back and forth about describing myself as new to Real Estate or just new to BiggerPockets. I’ve been inter...

I'm still tracking to forecast how the IoT will benefit landlords. Some newer thinking suggests a world of interconnected sensors will transition us away from viewing of our rentals as products and more towards housin...

@Abhishesh Acharya and I have presented some, mostly non-googleable, high-level overview of some tax strategies. I understand this might be very technical for some of us. If these apply to you, please research more, ...

Hello and happy Friday!!I'm looking into where to put some cash and I like the idea of buying something cash and renting it out. The theory is that I can have fewer properties to manage and less debt than leveraging, ...

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I am from Cincinnati, OH and currently am house hacking in a duplex. However, that is about the extent of my real estate experience and it was relatively straightforward as far as financing, etc.... Im have ...

I am preparing to rent out an upper middle class home in the best school district in Charlotte, NC.  Homes range from 250,000-multi-million dollar range. My home would most likely appraise for around $350,000 and I pl...

We live in a 4 unit building that is currently apartments in NYC. The owner would like to convert to condo, but apparently this is a very tricky and expensive thing to do in NYC with tenants in place. If he is able to...

Hi all. I've noticed it's pretty common in the Boston area to see houses that have three apartments but are only zoned for two. Could anyone with experience in this situation explain some good ways to make use of that...