I observe the term “investor friendly” lender used regularly in these forums either by posters seeking financing or in the manner in which lenders market themselves. In many cases the forum inquiries or forum promotio...

the story starts in January of 2016, when i added a tenant to my one family house. 10 days later she decided to move her stuff in. she rented a one bedroom in my house and was bringing in her belonging that could fill...

Hello BP Family, Has anyone had to evict a military family? After two months of tenancy, I've decided to evict my tenants, a military family for non payment of rent & unfit living conditions. During a site visit o...

I want to expand my lease option business from my Louisiana base to the Houston, TX area. I want to involve my brother and his wife in the business. I've heard some interesting stories about doing lease options in T...

I was doing some reading about the 2008 bubble burst of the real estate market in the book "The AfterShock Investor" by David Wiedmer. He explains the cause of the crash, which we should all know about anyway, but...

Hi Everyone,I was wondering what is everyone doing right now with the crazy market we are in! What is the right thing to do when deals are so hard to come by? If you have properties that have appreciated, is it a good...

I'm sure all the "flippers" out there read the subject and said, "That's not true!". I would say it all depends. The reason I'm writing this is because as I was speaking with a "short sale expert", she informed me t...

We've all seen the fear mongering that's being pushed by a lot of media outlets and influences. My question is are their thoughts justified in the current housing market. Due to Bigger Pockets being very diverse one w...

I bought 2 triplexes in blue collar areas. I am very good landlord, I always fix things on time. I'll do extra stuff - for example last week it came down to repair the fridge or buying a new one. I went with buying a ...

If you are currently applying for a mortgage or HELOC, or are involved in a purchase transaction where someone is getting bank financing, or if you just want to understand how the mortgage lending ecosystem really ope...