Hi Bigger PocketsI really enjoy reading the forum, blog, as well as BP books by Brandon Turner and Trench.  I enjoy trying to figure out what strategies will work best for me.It does seem like many members here are al...

Any thoughts on what to do with this bathroom, particularly the tub. This is a single bedroom second floor apartment in a nice residential area that I plan to rent as a B/high B rental. Normally for something like thi...

My Husband and I own 3 houses and two of them are rentals. He wants me to put the rentals under an LLC. Now I know an LLC is to protect you in the event of being suid, but if we have good insurance polocies, does that...

Hey everyone,So I am about to close on my fist rentals.  It's insane. I completed my first flip, it went through three potential buyers that all ended up with lending issues, and finally is just now selling a year lat...

You get what you pay for is a valid RE investment lesson. 
It's hard to 'steal' properties these days. Whether you're a wholesaler looking to flip a profit,  short term rental owner, value investor or purchasing a le...

I’ll give you $1000 a month to tell me how to dress! … or not!!!
So today I met with a friend/realtor acquaintance at a closing. And he had on a jacket with a matching sweater. His wife was with him they were dressed...

I have loved real estate all my life. Got my real estate license at 18 right after high school. I have always wanted to be a real estate investor, but the time was never right. This year I plan to close my first de...

Hey Bigger Pockets!My name is Nate and my wife and I currently live in the Metro West suburbs of Boston, MA. I am really looking forward to learning as much as possible about real estate investing with Bigger Pockets....

I've seen tons of posts on BP about online applications, but all are more about actually doing the credit check and charge per tenant applicant.  Are there any services that just allow users to complete an online appl...

Hi Everyone,first post on the forum and pretty new to BP.Background: My wife and I are in our late 20s, living in Boston, and are sitting on equity in our apartment. Both of us have well paying jobs, no kids, and an a...