Before I did my first deal, I spent time on BP searching for people like me going through their first dealings in this business. I found many who started sharing their adventure but when it started to get good, the t...

So we're a few flips in now and we've only used IKEA cabinets with the soft close hinges. They look good and work well but our contractors hate them due to the assembly time. We're probably getting dinged by the contr...

I was wondering if there is any investors who would be willing to share a horror story on a foreclosure they bought only to find they got more than they bargained for.To get the ball rolling he is one of mine.The stor...

Hello All - here is a good topic for discussion.  In our business as a property management company, we have decided to take a hard look at a new policy of what to do with Landlords who refuse to lower the rental askin...

I just finished reading one of the most incredible and shocking articles for the real estate investing industry. It is about a "professional tenant" (read: dirtbag) who may just be the worst there is.

If you are a c...

I'm haunted by Ben L.'s comment "Don't be a retail investor!" in the podcast on rental properties. This is also common advice in real estate investment books. Always buy at a discount, or, as Warren Buffett says, with...

Hi BP,I'm a new real estate investor in NY. I invest in properties in Indiana.  I closed on my first rental property last month, and currently fixing up the place to hopefully rent it out soon (should be advertising s...

Hello, I am a new investor to real estate. I want to buy a home with cash outright, to keep as a longterm investment. Rent it out. I may refinance it later and buy another if it goes along well.

I found a home for ...

Hello Everyone,This is my first time posting. I wanted to feel out this whole BiggerPockets group so I’ve been stalking all of you silently lol. With that being said, I figured there’s no time better than now to ask f...