If one were to invest out of state, what would be the proper way to oversee improvements and management. In other words what should your infrastructure look like and how can you protect against property managers, con...

A Little Backstory
Hi BiggerPockets! I wanted to make this post to give some inspiration to those newbies just starting out or even the more seasoned vets!  I set out on my real estate journey with my first investmen...

Hello,Brand new here and would love anyone's input on this.  I own a condo in San Francisco.  Bought it in 2004 and it has appreciated quite a bit.  I have a little over 1M in equity and I am currently renting it and ...

I'm an older blue collar working lady.  Never went to college and really bad at math.  Been working in retail supermarkets since age 16.  I just moved to a small town in Missouri.  I'm currently unemployed, but I've b...

Tenants moved out of our first investment house in DFW, which we're selling for a few reasons. The left it dirty and battered. We wanted to turn it over as quickly as we could to reduce holding costs, yet we both ...

Flood insurance is a major issue given the weather conditions the eastern seaboard has seen in the last few years. Many expect it will continue to be an issue with climate change. I am sure many of you are seeing rate...

I am first going to say that this is very difficult to write about. The motivation to compile so much intricate information that is held in a mostly emotional state and convert those feelings into words articulated s...

Any one a land lord to Starbucks I’m trying to get them in my building and it seems I’m getting blowed off even had my county commissioners attorney write letters to them. Any advice will be awesome. Thanks

I heard on a BP podcast that there was bank in Alaska (lending locally) who lends on appraised value of a property, rather than the purchase price. Do these type of banks really exist? Where they will cover 100% of co...

I've heard about this and I find it interesting but I haven't been able to get my head around the payback.  Is anyone practicing this strategy either locally in New England, Providence, Boston, etc. or nationally?  It...