I've been doing this for 15+ years. Im 40 years old. This is what I do. Its all I know at this point. I also know that because of BP I have a lot to learn. Im a buy/hold conservative investor. I dont have an LLC. My t...

Hi I've been reading a lot of really good advice in here and finally decided to become a member. I've been reading and learning a lot and am trying and am excited to get my financial ball rolling by getting my first d...

Hello there, my name is patrick. I recently purchased two properties at the same time. Started to get rent money, but noticed that utilities for both properties were coming in pretty high. I'm currently paying for all...

There's a residential property I'm analyzing and it has .7 acre of woods in the backyard. The woods are surrounded by other smaller wooded areas owned by others and it's the largest piece that goes across all of them ...

Hello BP,I have interested in Real Estate for about 8 years now.  I have been studying in my spare time and I have read a lot on BiggerPockets.  I have listened to some of the podcast while at the gym, and I am impres...

I was recently visiting my friend and over the course of a few months, no one has shown up to their neighbors property. They informed me that they believe the owner had died and that the property is now in their child...

Last week we announced the launch of our mobile-friendly forums.  Today, I'm happy to announce that member profiles are now mobile-friendly as well!Regardless of whether you're using iOS, Android or Windows (there are...

Hi, I'm Marivel Fortenberry and am a mother of five with a passion for real estate. So, thrilled I finally joined!  I heard about bigger pockets a couple years ago from my husband who is a fan also.  The podcasts have...

Hey guys. Have a new situation that I haven't dealt with before. Located a vacant property and also located the owner. Owner walked away many years ago, declared bankruptcy, but loan owners never completed foreclosure...

In these post Dodd Frank days everyone recommends doing a separate option contract to the lease agreement and having neither document reverence the other so as to not imply an installment sale. My question is, if a te...