Hey everyone,  I came across biggerpockets.com a couple months ago and started reading through some of the forums.  I was really impressed by all of the real estate advice and knowledge found on the site.  I finally d...

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I am looking at a few properties, one in particular is fully remodeled, has tenants but after asking questions about the area on a facebook group I am told that gunshots are heard in the area and police ar...

Hey everyone, I haven't posted about it but I closed on my first duplex in February & now I am so happy I can finally call myself a rental property investor.But sure enough Into my first month I learned this one t...

So I have a rather tricky situation that I need to resolve at a rental condo.  I own one of the units out of a total of eight in the building.There is a copper drain pipe leak inside the common wall between my unit an...

First, this post isn't intended to be a hubris, self-promoting, story. Well, maybe just a little bit of it. I'm proud of my wife and I! I'm not ashamed to say it!
Anyways, me and my wife are a relatively young couple...

I spent $1200 on legal fees, and lost 40 days rent. The rental was not pretty when they left, but I can't say it will cost more than $2000 to bring the rental back to the condition I need. The renter left at the end o...

We looked at 2 houses today.

The first one:

One was a very small (780 sq ft) 3 bedroom. Build 1940's. The living room was tiny...12 x 11. Then 3 small bedrooms - 12 x 11, 10 x 9 and 10 x 8 and 1 bath. Beautiful new...

My Strategy is Buy and Hold a Duplex in which I plan to live in one and rent the other (if I can afford it); and my niche is an area within 50 miles from O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL. It took me months be...

I have a contractor that would like to partner with me on a few flips. I would be the money guy and he would handle all the renovations (manage subs, etc)

What would be a good split?

Hello BPLooking at a few markets to get started in, including Baltimore, Cleveland, and Memphis. Pros cons to each? Any personal experience or advice?Any advice or recommendations? Ideally, as an OOS investor I'd like...