Some BackgroundI'm a complete newbie living in New York. I never invested in real estate before but am definitely interested. Unfortunately my W-2 job really doesn't give me time to attempt more time intensive strateg...

hey everyone,I just had a general question that I've often thought a lot about and thought I'd pose it to the BP community.Before deciding to get into real estate, I had always considered the real benefit of owning an...

New to the Bigger Pockets community and starting our journey into real estate investing. We thought we would start with a flip. Found a house that we could pay cash and offered. It is a foreclosure and the offer proce...

Good morning BP Family ! I am looking to invest outside of my home market. Based off of an experience you may have had, what are some things I should avoid and things I should focus on. I know putting together a good ...

Iron Sharpens Iron. I want to hear your most effective ways at increasing rent from an already existing tenant.I personally write up an email or letter 60-90 days out from renewal explain that their rent will be going...

For those of you investing in Baltimore County Maryland--and especially with multi-units--how do you handle the water bills?-Do you pay it yourself and "include" it in the rent?-Do you have a method of determining whi...

I've recently came into a few dollars and I have been interested in multi family small apartments. Any suggestions would help,Such as a broker that specializes in the multi family arena. I reside in Knoxville TN. By t...

Wow – great to be posting here (finally).When I left my job at the beginning of this year to invest full-time in real estate I never considered flipping single family homes, and wholesaling seemed shady. I never watch...

I'm researching the idea of buying a multifamily myself, and I'd love to hear how everyone else got involved...how it worked out, mistakes they made, what they did right, etc. Thanks for sharing!

We rent, we live in a nice condo complex from the 70's.  Most units have been nicely updated, new weather efficient windows, doors, carpet, paint, updated bathrooms and kitchen, etc.  Not ours... our unit has never be...