I know it's pretty generic, but still something I want to figure out.I already run a rental business, mostly low end property in my section of Ohio, however we do have plenty of properties in nicer areas. The nicer pr...

So I decided to take the plunge last fall and purchase my 1st flip. I paid $50K and comps were selling for 100k. This house needed some work. After purchasing it for all cash on Auction.com, I realized it was in a FLO...

I was originally going to outsource the interior and exterior paint, patching, and pressure washing for my 1200 SF SFH rental, but I ended up being way over budget on the rebuilding of a room and now am desperately tr...

Hello, After looking high and low, coming across deals that are under contract and in closing by the time I contact the real estate agent, I have found a nice duplex in a decent area for a great price. I have been sav...

My wife and I bought our first rental house. Wow the place was a wreck but the more people I am talking to it seems to be the case when you purchase something off market. My question is the wood floors they are origin...

How did you all get to where you are today in real estate? Was it through building a business, working a 9-5 job (and in what), jumping right in and using other people’s money, etc? If you haven’t invested yet but you...

Hello! My name is Lynn and I am new to Bigger Pockets. I'm in the midst of educating myself on real estate investing and my goal is to pursue rentals and flips close to my home in the Chicago suburbs. I figured in a f...

When I was in high school, I was one of the kids that was bullied everyday. One time I was pushed down the stairs. Kids would tie my shoes while I fell asleep in the bus. Would have spit wads hit my head. When being b...

I only have 10 listings currently but my goal is to ramp this up pretty rapidly towards 50+ units and I can already see housekeeping and linens being my #1 stumbling block. Linens: We do houses not apartments for the ...