Hi all, Me and a friend of mind have been looking for buying our first home around Portland (NW and SW), but because of the low inventory and ever increasing house price its been tough to find the house that we liked....

Hello All - New to BP but not the REI game. I've been in for about 5 years in the Salt Lake area. I own and manage 7 units @ 3 properties with a partner. I'm an engineer by background an fully employed in a high-pace ...

Hey BP members!   I was toying with the idea (loosely) of investing in a car wash.  There are two for sale in my vicinity.  One has 5 bays, one of which is full service.Question:  does anyone have experience with a ca...

Helping a Friend out, several states away, who wants to get into Self Storage.  We identified a property for sale on line and did all of the financial analysis, education, and marketing study on line over three calls....

My name is Lou and I am from the small  community of Lone Oak , Kentucky.  My real estate ambition , since I am entirely new to the industry,is to start from the ground up and learn investing basics .  Then, with a go...

As a small property manager / landlord I signed up for Buildium a year ago already a little weary about the $40 a month price tag for my small amount of units,  plus I hate their long hold times for support....however...

Hi,I am based in the UK and interested in buying a 2/3 bed condo/ house to rent out in Orlando or elsewhere in USA.I have seen some properties in Orlando and although the prices have risen a bit recently, they are sti...

Had a new investor ask how to avoid large REIT competition when selecting their first Storage location.Lets understand their "normal" business model first:a. Onsite management, lowers their margins and causes increase...

Hi Bigger Pockets investors-. I've been looking into getting umbrella insurance for some time now for extra protection as I have multiple renters living both in my primary home and rental property.  I'm running into a...

Any information regarding annual rent increases, and if/how to increase rent from the start. How they generally go.