My experience consists primarily of residential multifamily properties (owned, managed, sold a 24-unit building). I've decided, at least for now in my market, to focus on commercial office/medical/service investment p...

Hi everyone! Just completed the purchase of my first rental and spread is great! My question is what are some tips and advice to keep renters renting? I have a tenant who is very respectable clean and pays on time eve...

Hi All!I am brand new to BiggerPockets--someone just recently told me about the podcast and website, and this is my first post.I have two question:1. Any feedback on my investing strategy?2. When is it time to make my...

Ok, so I have been updating the BP community here and there on the status of my first direct mail campaign, and though this deal didn't even come from my marketing I still wanted to share some details of it. I am stil...

My partner and I began discussing Real Estate early this summer.  Originally, I became interested in RE after hearing about friends who were successful.  My first "Youtube" search led me here, to Bigger Pockets.  Afte...

I've got an investor that would like to take a 125K hard money loan from me. This is my first time doing a hard money loan. Is there a check list or something that people commonly use before giving a loan to be sure t...

Hello all!I am looking to begin my real estate property investing and have a few questions. My fiancé and I purchased our first home last year in West-Central Texas. It is a 2 bed / 1 bath with 900 SF. I would grade t...

Hi All,I was wondering if anyone has experience in the short term/vacation rental business. My wife and I are looking to purchase a home on Lake Champlain and rent it out when we can't get up there (preferably the VT ...

Hello everyone. This post has no point but to share a recent success of mine and to motivate everyone to keep working toward their goals. I purchased a house last week (4/2/2 in Texas) for $30,000. I used a fund...

Soooo. I was looking at some listings. I came across a 2bdrm 2 bath for 203,900. Similar properties in the area are selling for $300K and up. It needs a new kitchen, dual pane windows, carpeting/laminate, bathroom...