I've found that in the Greater Boston area, a lot of houses are affordable via house hacking. However, in my case, they're only affordable if I'm house hacking. In other words, I would not be able to make the payments...

There is a property I looked at, where a bank was originally scheduled to take possession of it via a foreclosure auction in Sep 2013, then the owner filed bankruptcy to stop the foreclosure, then the foreclosure w...

Hi,I'm a new member to BiggerPockets, joined with the intent to take benefit of collective wisdom and knowledge to build a rentals RE business. Im a beginner to RE investing and would highly appreciate your advice.Tri...

Which of the following would you say is the soundest investment during this time of the coronavirus/recession--which may last a couple of years--in terms of stability, ROI, and location (urban, rural, near a school/ho...

Hi,Most Chicago landlords probably heard of the jury demand tactic that tenants use to delay the eviction cases. I had one many years ago and luckily the rent was paid by the third party in the end. The case was dismi...

Hi Everyone!I invest in college rentals and am looking to grow my portfolio. My partners and I currently own 2 2-Families and 3 Single families in our market with goals to reach 35 properties in 5 years. I would like ...

I've been a LL for many years and this morning I received that dreaded 4am call; "come to your property, there has been a murder" said a neighbor over the phone.Well it turned out not to be a murder but an apparent dr...

I’ve been doing a ton of research and mapping my goals for investing in real estate. I would love to (and plan to) work my way into multi-family properties. However, single family homes are a much more affordable tran...

Is it wise to place a dishwasher and garbage disposal in each unit of a forty-four unit property in order to generate larger rents and higher property value? My concern is maintenance and higher water bills.

I have wonderful long-term tenants whose lease ends June 30th. I purposely made it this way so that it doesn't renew in the winter. The tenants informed me that they are looking for a home to purchase and would like t...