A Menards just opened in my area. I've heard about this store for years, but never had the chance to go inside one. They've been mailing out flyers like crazy and seem to have good deals on stuff. I currently buy most...

Hello, I would like some advice on a property that my family owns.It is two SFR's on one lot (detached) in LA County that was bought in the early 80's and is now owned free and clear. It has an NOI of ~30,000 and I th...

I've seen multiple debates surrounding Dodd Frank and am feeling very lost. Some passionately feel investors should back away, while others feel there are still creative solutions for desperate home owners. Looki...

While the nation struggles through a housing crunch, there are many markets that continue to do well, despite the rest of the country. I thought it would be interesting to see how some local markets are performing.

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What's the latest analysis with regard to Dodd-Frank 2014 which comes into effect January 10th as far as how it relates to real estate investors doing options, lease purchases, seller financing, etc.?

Hello BiggerPockets,Would love to hear some opinions/feedback on what course to choose as I try to tackle my first rental property.  I am an agent in San Diego and work with some of the top flippers in the area (If yo...

I was originally going to outsource the interior and exterior paint, patching, and pressure washing for my 1200 SF SFH rental, but I ended up being way over budget on the rebuilding of a room and now am desperately tr...

Hello Everyone, I have been having a hard debate with my girlfriend. She just went to a class that gave her the RE Basics. We do not have a house at this point in time, but we want to purchase a house soon. We have li...

I have been working on setting up a modest vacation rental in the Portland metro area. In the past, friends of mine were raving about VRBO, telling me it really does work- and they had a reasonable fee structure. But ...

I've installed vinyl plank flooring in a rental, I really like it but it keeps separating (I helped install this with someone who has installed alot of flooring previously but never the vinyl plank type, so maybe we d...