A local landlord that I've known for a while, finally wants to sell a 12 unit building that's in pretty good shape and fully occupied.  I haven't started the due diligence yet but I wanted to get feedback so see if it...

I am in the process of buying either a duplex or a single family house with a finished basement. I found this beautiful, fairly recently renovated single family house with a "finished basement" . But on inspection, we...

Thoughts? Advice? Suggestions? What do you guys think about this tool? Sounds like a one stop shop. For the people who are using it what do you like and what does it not have that you would like it to have? For the pe...

I know what the differences are with last month's rent vs security deposit.  But I've heard some other investors say they use last month's rent for the sole purpose of not having to place a security deposit in a trust...

As a real estate investor, I understand the importance of budgeting a cushion for unexpected additional costs when planning a rehab project. In my experience, the actual rehab cost is always more than what I initially...

Hi, everyone, I'm Mike from Levittown, NY, and discovered BP while doing homework on Roofstock. First off, I'd like to thank Brandon Turner and Josh Dorkin for the boatload of information on any and all topics... I'm ...

Greetings BiggerPockets family! I am an actuarial analyst who recently discovered the beauty of real estate through my local REIA and who has been enjoying learning more about it each day. As of now, my path will prob...

Hello Everybody!My name is Francesco. I moved to South Florida 2 years ago from Rome (born and raised). I am a photographer and full-time photoshop retoucher. The reason why I am in Florida is the same reason why I am...

I have been starting my education into purchasing mobile home parks.  I've read quite a few books, listened to tons of podcasts, etc and am now thinking of spending some money and getting some more knowledge.  It look...

We just closed on our first out-of-state property yesterday (in Cincinnati, OH) and are excited to start turning this badly managed property around!We made our offer of full list at $199,900 for a 5-unit with pro-form...