I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...

Hey everyone. We are selling our primary residence and moving into a travel trailer behind my parents house.  We live in one of the nicest neighborhoods in town. I have a family of 6.  A kid in high school and all the...

Hi everyone. I'm new to BP and new to REI in general. I'm looking to do my first deal and currently have an offer in a 6-unit multi-family house. Seller asking $140k with gross profit of $31k and net with $19k(w/o dep...

I bought my first investment property in Greeley, Colorado and have been using it as an STR since that will give me the best returns. In order to get into the property, I used a HELOC from my primary property and a co...

Situation: I've got this deal I'm working on where a shortsale was initiated by the current owner. The sales price ($37,000) was approved by the lender and we made an offer for $35,000 that was accepted. I got the...

I'm trying to figure out where to 1031 exchange my Seattle area properties to in order to ride out the next recession. I don't plan on doing this right now as the economic indicators point to a few more years of upsid...

Hello everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets and the real estate investment world. I have been reading, studying, creeping on the forums, listening to podcasts, etc. for months am finally feeling prepared and ready to s...

A couple weeks ago I had a post here asking about whether to sell a property or not and I appreciate all the feedback.  Here is an entirely new situation to deal with.  As the title says, here is the deal.  FYI- prope...

Does anyone have any advice on how to get 100 percent financing on a loan for 1.5 million? I have a great business plan to purchase a local duplex complex. I  already have one duplex that I have purchased recently tha...