New members constantly ask me how to get started here on the site, so we put together a post that hopefully, spells it out:

How to Get Started on BiggerPockets.com

How does everyone handle screenings? I rent out my downstairs walkout apartment and Im obviously more choosy about who I want in my house versus a separate rental miles away. I have specified ‘single, quiet, non smo...

Hi All --I have recently came into a decent amount of capital, approximately ~$5M, free and clear, and I have begun reading Brandon's book on rental property investing. I am only 25, and I despise the day-to-day munda...

I'm not a marketing aficionado and I really like reading posts from the people that are, so I look forward to your tips and advice on this one.  We read all the time that real estate is about relationships, and it's e...

I haven't read through all of the BiggerPockets blogs and it would take forever to catch up so I was wondering what topics everyone would like to read more about. Raising money, RE strategies, business entity setup, ...

Greetings.  I have a single family home that I want to rent.  Using a PM to manage the property isnt preferred (because I'll only break even, literally).  My plan was to just use a PM to find a tenant (and they'll tak...

When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...

So a house in my area declined my original offer. They also stated they wouldn’t take any less then asking price. I returned a offer of 100 dollars over asking and they declined it again. I got a response of a round a...

So hurricane Harvey was very devastating to all the houses in Houston but luckily my rental property did not suffer any damages whatsoever but I did end up loosing my truck that was paid off for so now I have to take ...