I need a reality check from those in the business.  Is it feasible to begin with a multi family near the bay area?I live in San Francisco, but work in Palo Alto.  I believe I'm priced out of purchasing in my high COL ...

Hi BP!  First time poster, couple month lurker ;)Looking for advice for buying a STR in the Smokies.  My sister bought 2 cabins recently from @AveryCarl and I think I've finally convinced my husband to get in on the a...

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I joined bigger pockets recently, just before I went on a weekend course with Marc (Canadian RE guru). I saw videos of his previous "training" classes with companies, where students had to spend a fortu...

I am checking to see if anyone else has had this issue and if so how it was resolved, good or bad.I have had a short sale under contract to purchase for 2 years in Vegas. Last month I finally got the approval from the...

Hey BP Community!So here is the scenario:Our tenant informed us on Monday night that their oven wasn't working properly. My husband immediately went to the unit to check it out. He agreed with the tenant that the oven...

Hi BP, I'm proud to say we finally took the plunge and bought our first property! It's a 1920's craftsman duplex, 2/1 + 1/1 with one vacant unit and a 15-year tenant in the other (luckily no rent control so they're ne...

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I wanted ask all of the short sale investors what do you look for in a realtor when considering doing business with them? At what point do you determine "next" and move onto the ne...

Hello BP, officially my first question here.
I've been hearing lately that "sandwich LO" is not a good idea. Is it true? if so, why is that? Is there bigger rist if the tenant decides to stop paying, so then you tak...

Hello All,I picked up a property about a year and a half ago. I had a home inspection that missed some big structural issues. Repairs estimates are between 60k-100k. I’ve reached out to his liability insurance very e...