Hello everyone,

I need some advice. I have a rental with amazing tenants but it's time to raise the rent a little. We were thinking about $20-30. My question is how to convey this to the tenants without alienating th...

Real estate is super fun - and most of us are obsessed. But what do you do when you're not real estating?I'll go first. I love to hike, road cycle, and snowboard. 

Welcome to the first 2014 East Bay Meetup!

The last meetup in Oakland was a great exchange, so time for another one! Please post on this forum instead of the old one if you plan to attend, so I can get a ba...

I recently joined BP after having been enjoying the benefits of great information and discussion across the site.  My background is in retail banking and I've since moved to a management role at a fintech firm but I'm...

My rental has a no-pet policy. Mainly because the septic field of the house was just repaired and its all dirt, an animal can really destroy it fast. Its seriously costly and if its destroyed now I really wouldn't hav...

Hi everyone!I would like to say hello and want to express my gratitude to all of you that make this site amazing! Seems to be answers for just about any question!I am very new to the real estate investing and am reall...

I've been looking closely at the Think Multifamily group with Mark Kenney, and though I fully see the value there (I think Mark is a great guy), $35,000 for a buy-in (plus a $10,000 yearly fee) is a lot to swallow.
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First time posting and new to REI this year. I used conventional lending form my first 2 properties and am acquiring a 3rd using hard money. I received offers from a few hard money lenders and chose the best offer. My...

Five years ago, my girlfriend and I began planning our dream to leave Los Angeles and travel throughout North America in a self-converted van. In September of 2020, we finally pulled the trigger on #vanlife and purcha...

And So It Begins (once again):In the past couple of weeks:-- Facebook = 11,000 people unemployed (13% of it's employees gone in one day)-- Twitter = 50% of it's people laid off -- Zillow = 5% of its people laid off --...