My current tenant wants to add their boyfriend to the lease. But upon looking at court records this person has multiple driving violations and charges of criminal trespassing. Would you pass on this potential tenant o...

So our first BRRRR property was moving along great. We paid cash and renovated and received a great appraisal. Lender said my retirement account would count as reserves (since we would spend most of our liquid cash on...

Hello good people of Bigger Pockets!
My name is Paul. I've been interested in real estate investing for while now. I've been learning as much as possible in the last year while I work on a first deal.I have a general...

Hi everyone, looking for advice as I look to purchase my first investment property! I will start off by talking a little bit about myself. I am 22 years old and I live with my parents in nothern Ontario, Canada.  I wo...

Ok so I hear this story several times a week; "I bought it last year (or the year before, or refinanced during those times)...at that time my house appraised for XXX.... Now I cant make the payment, I just need out, P...

My wife and I have been interviewing financial advisors lately, all CFP's from reputable firms, and all fiduciaries. We've reached a point where we have enough income from our day jobs that we feel we need some help d...

For a restaurant buildout in your own property, what type of insurance do you need from contractors that will protect you? What if some contractors did work without the proper insurance, how to protect from future law...

Check out Citi's quarterly balance sheet - they're down 120B in assets, have reclassified ALL prior year quarterly/YE balance sheetswithout saying a word as to why.

Heck, just watch the Q3/Q4 blowout of the TARP moni...

I have close to 95% of the income that i have saved over the years from working my W2 job tied up in my investment accounts. ROTH IRA, Simple IRA (thru employer), and in my personal brokerage account.Obviously since t...

The debate on the efficacy of REI investing over a 401(k) has raged for a long time on BiggerPockets. Thanks to a message from @Christopher Throop, I revisited the topic when he let me know a file I used during an ear...