Hello We have a new tenant on our first ever rental property and they’re are requesting adding a water softener citing hardness? Should we agree? Should we say no? I’m afraid if we agree or negotiate they may ask for ...

I am well above the average DIYer in skill, and was mostly through a home-inspection course before career change, so I know a great deal about most things in a home, except for wells/septic.

I am looking at a...

For those of you who practice holiday gift-giving to tenants, what ideas do you have for a gift? To start:Gift card to a neighborhood restaurant or coffee shopA book (about what?)Gift card to an airline (e.g. my tenan...

Hi BP, 
I'm a new investor looking to close on my first house hack in North Jersey! I was able to find an awesome property and get my offer accepted. I'll be able to house hack and reduce my living expenses significa...

As I am sure most people are aware, we just went through some of the coldest days in Chicago's history. Many people had pipes burst and as I walked out of Home Depot this morning, everyone had pipe insulation, new cop...

Hello BiggerPockets people!
My name is Matt Ashbrook, and the short version of my story (the long version is below if you feel so inclined to read it) is that I’m a new investor looking to build my real estate portfo...

Hello BP, Recently I've noticed my motivation to do things is declining, and after a serious self-evaluation, I've come to realize that a lot of my lack of motivation has to do with my fitness and eating habits. Does ...

This is a new member re-intoduction,and a long one at that. I'm the type of person who gets interested in anything and wants to try everything. Life direction-ADD I guess. (If this sounds familiar I hope you'll read o...

Hello everyone!  I'm an attorney by day, real estate investing hobbyist by night.  I bought my first house about three years ago.  Although my only prior experience with rentals had been as a tenant, I ended up doing ...

To actually become a wholesaler/RE investor not having any money (because we are consistently in the hole every month until our car gets paid off at the end of the year), being a SAHM (I love being at home with our yo...