Good morning everyone, it's been a year since I last showed up here, looking for  advice from investors with proven success records in real estate. I took your advice but was too timid to take the first step and dive ...

I just wanted to extol the virtues of facebook.  Even in my crummy little area I got about 10 people interested in the home in a few days.  Also, I was able to look at their facebook pages.  So a question to you well-...

I was contacted by a woman named Faith Lee on Linked In. She works for El Solutions LLC. The website for them shows they do payday type loans, small amounts. I told her I don't think there would be any need since I ne...

Undoubtedly everything can be found for free on the internet, books, and what have you. However, I really want to know all I can about real estate and let my questions and doubts dissipate. For example, I remember whe...

Hey Big Pocketers!I need some advice on what to do with a problem with my tenant and the septic tank. When this renter moved in last year, I had the septic tank emptied. I usually only do this every 3 years or so. She...

Hi  All,The recent tragedy of the realtor that was killed while showing a home serves as an unfortunate reminder of the potential risks posed by door knocking.  I never go alone; I usually take my sister.  Even though...

Hello Everyone,I need some advice. I am closing on a duplex in a few weeks and have just learned that the owner would like to occupy their current unit until the end of September (a week and month after closing).I am ...

Hi guys,This is my first post at biggerpockets forum. I am a new investor, I'm actually VERY new. I know absolutely nothing about investing and have no properties but want to start investing in small multifamily prope...

I am going to hire a property manager for my house, and I am assuming he has a general list of what is standard. One of my concerns is smoking and having a quiet tenant. Can I say that there is to be no smoking (insid...

1. Screen your tenants better. Do intricate research and invest your time in getting to know them beyond just knowing that they are people who need a place to live and on the surface seem to be able to pay. 2. Ensure ...