When buying an out of state rental property (our first one), would you recommend connecting with a local insurance agent or adding the rental property to your current insurance? We have State Farm covering our primary...

What is the best resulting marketing strategy you use in your area for motivated sellers?

I have had investors contact me recently, but they are new. Some of the jargon is unfamiliar. Their methods of determining whether it's a good value differ (i.e., ARV - I understand this method). Also, some base their...

Hello, Bigger Pockets community! My name is Daniel Vargas, and I am a real estate investor based in Chicago, Illinois. I started my investment journey in January of 2023 and am incredibly grateful that I did. Like man...

Hi all - I am new to BiggerPockets. So far I am very excited about this site and the resources is provides. I am new to the real estate world, but I've been studying real estate markets and concepts for over one year ...

There was previously a huge thread on cozy a while back and their transaction processing time. I'm about to start my 1st rental and was wondering if it has gotten any better than 5-7 business days. And if any one usin...

I recently bought my first investment property (single family) and am looking to find an automated method for my tenants to pay their rent and also for me to pay my mortgage. I've read that PayPal charges unless i...

I have gotten maybe 12 inquiries rather than instant bookings from Airbnb the last 9 months and yesterday vrbo.com. responded professionally, and not a single one ever led to a traceable booking. Respond professionall...

Hey everyone.  I will be needing to purchase a truck in the next weekend or two and plan on purchasing it and using bonus depreciation to offset my income.  The vehicle will not be over 6,000 lbs (likely a Toyota Taco...

I officially started using quickbooks to help organize my accounting.  I wanted to share with you how I set it up, and was looking for feedback on how others may organize/account themselves.1. I added my business bank...