The first impression is everything, and for rental complexes, the exterior is often the first interaction potential tenants have with your property. A well-maintained landscape not only attracts more tenants but can s...

We have a co- op which we inherited when my father-in-law passed away. We have someone who wants to rent with an option to buy after one year. We were only asking for a security deposit and $1800./mo rent. Do we have ...

My family and I have recently relocated to the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area of NC after working the first 15 years of my career in Silicon Valley, Ca. I am a new real estate investor looking to participate in th...

Hi All, I have recently put in a couple offers on a 5 unit multi-family in my local market (Metro Detroit) and I believe the agent is not discussing my offers with the seller. Long story short - to get to the number t...

That moment when you Google Map a potential property and as you go to street view you see a scuffle in the making along with a bunch of cops and onlookers.  I guess I shouldn't consider the property anymore.  What do ...

As a new investor/first-time, I'm thinking of buying a house in Arizona (Phoenix suburb like Surprise) and rent it out. Houses appear to be cheap (~100k) for 2,000 sq feet property and monthly rent is above $1,200 lea...

I really enjoy the weekly podcast offered by bigger pockets!  I have listened to all of the podcast that are available on the site multiple times.   I look forward to Thursday mornings to listen to the new one right w...

Greetings BP,
I wanted to share my parking "activities" within the BP community since I see this a pretty obscure topic.  I have made strides to help another investor find deals as well as take my own down.  I wrote ...

Below are 10 factors I wish I would have realized a long time ago.  Just my opinions, but perhaps one or two will resonate within you and change the way you think about investing and life in general.  Here’s to gettin...

I'm wondering if it is proper etiquette to contact the listing agent for a property and just make a verbal offer to see if the seller would be interested in my price? I don't want to annoy my own agent by asking her t...