When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...

In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, what has been your scariest moment as a landlord or investor?

I'm not sure if anyone has brought up this strategy before but I'd like to share how I funded my flips starting out. I call it credit card hacking though thats probably not a great name for it with cyber crime and all...

Hello everyone, I'm about to invest in a SFR in North Pole AK near FBX. I ran the numbers and it works out if I include the utilities but doesn't leave much meat on the bone. I was wondering if anyone has any suggesti...

Just curious to see which markets are attractive for cash flow properties in 2017? I heard that Memphis, Indianapolis, Austin/Dallas, etc.. are great cities for cash flow. Any thoughts? Also, what timing do you think ...

Hello my name is Dexter Marcus. I live in and reside in the Atlanta market. I'm so glad to finally be apart of the BP family. This site has given so much useful information and knowledge. My Uncle has given me tons of...

Hi there.  I’m a new investor and have begun using the rental property calculator on bigger pockets for my market.I’ve only analyzed about ten properties so far, but I am getting about negative $1000 cash flow per mon...

John Michael hosted a chat and this is the text from the chat that is posted.

I hope you enjoy and learn. These are just basics so to build a foundation.

johnmichael: Let me start off with a little introduction, I...

Hi there! I'm new to BiggerPockets and I'm sure glad I found you guys. I'm Amelia. I'm almost 21 and real estate investment has been on my mind for years, since someone explained to me the concept of OPM.

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