I had a guy that I have been using to fix my properties here and there offer to take care of all of them (which is 4 properties as of now but will be adding 2 more soon) if I let him live in one of them for free? I wo...

I bought a house in Fort Collins, CO, with a three-car garage that the seller used to work on old cars. It has lot of oil stains on the garage floor and smells like solvents.I tried a couple of cleaners with a pressur...

Hello! I'm glad we've found this website. We're currently buy and hold investors with a few single family rental properties in MA.We're happy to share our experiences as well as learn how to grow our investment portfo...

Hi All,I'm looking at a property but the owner has not kept any records for repairs, expenses, maintenance and so on. All he has to go off of is his rent checks (not even a rent roll!). He is also stating his insuranc...

Hello, My wife and I are newbies to being landlords. We purchased a cute Cape cod style house. In the interior we are considering a two-tone paint combination in the rooms to make it a little more interesting and appe...

I thought my first deal strategy was to get a MFH with a FHA, and do a house hack. Now I have my dad as a partner and he will loan me half of the 20% down + closing costs to get into the deal. We learned that STR- Air...

Hello BiggerPockets Community,
The real estate landscape is continuously evolving, and staying ahead of the curve requires innovative thinking and strategies. I'm interested in discussing cutting-edge techniques that...

I have a multi family that has a separate 1 acre lot attached to it by mortgage. An investor is developing a multi million dollar housing project up the road from me. It seems he has a ROW that encompasses all the usa...

Hi there,What are the average costs per sheet in the south side of Chicago?  I want to minimize expenses by doing GC and hiring installers. Is that v worth the headache for 70 sheets?Who buys materials?Who carries mat...

Lately Ive been reading "Landlording on Autopilot" by Mike Butler: in it, he describes giving tenants "homework." So here's the scenario: tenant complains of dirty old carpets. Normally, my first inclination would be ...