Hey there Bigger Pockets!My name is Brady Johnsrud and I live in Moorhead, MN (right across the state line of Fargo, ND). I recently graduated from college and have bought a home with my wife Halle in Moorhead that we...

Is it just me or does a brown exterior detract from the curb appeal of a home? Dark/chocolate brown always suggests old to me, while tan seems to wash out into nothingness. Just wondering if dollar for dollar al...

First foreclosure auction purchase from auction.com. If nobody is living in the property and it is full of random junk and garbage, are you allowed to clean it out and trash everything? Property has random stuff, like...

I am hunting for insurance for my first two duplexes!After reading several forums posts and BP blog posts, I see that the main two methods people talk about are the Actual Cash Value and the Replacement Cost.I'm a USA...

Mike Butler has a book "Landlording on Autopilot" which is entertaining to read as well as giving some good ideas on how to treat tennants. His website looks a little hokey but he also offers a four day course. Anyone...

I have multiple posts discussing this tenant, but I will summarize.I had a tenant living below me and over a period of 3 months he became more and more delusional.  He believed people were out to kill him, people were...

I have a contractor who claims some wire and can lights were "stolen". The cans had been sitting in the garage for weeks and he called me today to tell me 8 are gone and 2 are remaining as well as 2 rolls of wire. The...

Hi everyone, I'm so thankful i found BiggerPockets and for all the great info and support here! So I'm from Pittsburgh, have zero experience, I clean house for a living and a weekend warrior on the weekends. I'm 53, h...

I was on the phone a couple of weeks ago with an investor who took the advise of his attorney who was not educated on Subject 2, The investor bought the property a little over 5 years ago, gave the seller $25,000 for ...

what is the fastest way to evict somebody from a foreclosed house? I've been told Cash for keys is a good method but how do you go about doing that? and if there's any other better method out there?