I know many landlords have gotten rid of most of their carpeting, but I'm still keeping it for the upstairs bedrooms, stairs, and for a living room downstairs. I've got tile in the rest of the house and hopefull...

Hi Bigger Pockets,My family and I are considering moving to one of these 3 areas:->Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida->Fort Myers/Cape Coral/Naples, Florida->Oahu (Honolulu), Maui, or the western side of the Big I...

I am about to get new rehab/ construction cost estimator for 2012, would love to know what others are using, what it costs, what they love about it, what they hate about, and especially if there is any to recommend NO...

Hi all,I found a 17 pad mobile home park for sale about 30 miles away from where I live. The park owns 11 of the units and then charges a lot fee for the other six. I'm hoping to make it up there soon to look at in pe...

I need help picking a market. Just watched Bigger Pockets podcast/video about picking a market here as well as read through this article about markets with both appreciation and cash flow here.
First lesson - keep th...

I’ve partnered with an owner of quite a few properties in Bloomington and Decatur. Together him and I own a 32 unit just outside Decatur, and it’s doing well. I have a few more units in Urbana that do ok, but not kill...

What are some hot points to look for when trying to determine the location of a potential property to rent? I'm sure when looking to rent out a property you always run the risk of no one biting but what are some thing...

I am screening a woman and her fiance (mid 40's) who have lived in TX for 4 years.  So far the information about landlord history and income is normal.  On their applications I ask for drivers license number and state...

Hi Columbus investors. Anyone in the group running their properties as fully furnished mid-term rentals (outside of traveling nurse programs)? I recently received an inquiry about one of my properties from summer inte...

I have been discussing possible opportunities with a retiring commercial real estate investor and developer in the Kansas City, MO area.  He now lives out of state.  I have met with him four times to go over the deals...