Hello All,I'd like to introduce myself to the BP Community.  This introduction is probably long over-due as I've been a member of BP for I believe over 3-4 months.I heard about BP from a friend of a friend who told me...

Tenant removed my shed and replaced it with a larger one. Tenant gave me 30 days notice to vacate. After 45 days, tenant moved out and left the shed, I learned that because of its size, it required a permit to be th...

I am working on closing on my first rental property in Florida. I've run all the numbers and everything seemed to be going well. The property management company I was going to be working with just sent me a contract t...

I have a rental that I homestead and rent to my friend, and a friend and his girlfriend. The friend and girlfriend are looking for some apart and she has informed she will be moving out in 1 - 2 months. They were orig...

Hi BiggerPockets community! My name is Kristy, and I am a newly active real estate investor! I'm a member of the medical community right now, and so I tend to be a quick study and always dive into new endeavors head-f...

Hi, so my name is Ben and I am a 2nd-year student at the University of Maryland College Park. I'm studying computer science to become a Software Engineer (or wherever the degree takes me).Short BackgroundSo I've been ...

Hello all!  Long time browser, first time poster here. My business partner and I have been slowly accumulating rental properties in Central Ohio for the past 5 years, we currently own 20 units total, mostly single fam...

I may have the opportunity to purchase a 4-plex in my desired area. When I spoke to the owner on the phone, she expressed a desire to avoid capital gains taxes.She has owned this place since 1975, when she paid $67,00...

Hello all.I'm an aspiring real estate investor and I'm interested in the rental side of the game. I plan on buying my first property ever (a multi-family home) by the Fall of 2016. I am from New Jersey, however I am s...

Hey guys and gals,So I'm getting out of the service, transitioning to the reserves actually, if all goes well next year. Planting my feet in the New Jersey area, specifically Essex county or around there. I plan on bu...