The Portland market has been very good to us and has provided a nice landscape to try out different real estate strategies and niches. One of these strategies was short term rentals. They provided killer cash flow and...

Today the mail lady came to give me a certified letter. I signed for it and opened it immediately. It was a letter from Homevestor's attorney. The attorney stated that I was in violation of Unauthorized use of Int...

I had my house on Zillow as FSBO and this snakey agent had a buyer but all along the way would say disingenuous things to get the best deal and take advantage of me the whole way. We ended up under contract and during...

walked out during the break to do some homework before shelling out the $2k they wanted to attend the 3 day bootcamp. They said we would get our money back if we didn't triple the tuition amount in 6 months. Though th...

I just started reading the BRRRR book by David Greene. MIND BLOWN! Up to this point I had only considered the traditional way of borrowing money through a mortgage company.
I am a newbie and am looking to not only p...

Female tenant living alone. I gave her a notice because she had her boyfriend staying there when she was not home. I told her I could add him to the lease if he passed a background check. He did not pass. Now, do I tr...

My thesis statement goes as follows: The University of Minnesota should offer a real estate investing degree that enables students to use a student loan to make a down payment on an investment property. A percentage o...

Good afternoon Bigger Pockets forum. This is my first post, and of course I'm looking for advice. My wife, and I are taking the plunge into real estate investing, and I wanted to consult like minded individuals on a c...

How do you evaluate what improvements are profitable for rental units?Assuming everything is repainted & clean, what is a good framework to understand the impact of:-new kitchen countertops -bathroom updates-lands...

I am just starting my investment journey, so have only used Real Estate Agents to assist with buying and selling my primary residence.  In those cases, the compensation % for seller and buyers agents was set and I sig...