General statistical data available through the Las Vegas MLS and others do not include rental information. So, we developed our own capability to extract and display SFR rental data for the area we target and a proper...

BackgroundIn 2010 I bought a bank owned 3 bed 2.5 bath single family property using an FHA loan which required a 5% down payment. The purchase price was $73K so this equated to approximately $3,700 out of pocket.  Dur...

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May the REAL lenders step forward please.

The number one question I get asked by a new mortgage broker is, are you a direct lender? This is an intrinsically important question that ...

I bought a flip for 60k i sold it for 95k 5 months later the rehab and holding costs were 9k, where do i show the profit? on a schedule D? thanks, also My friend and I bought a property together, we rent it out, do we...

Just got a report from the tenant that they have disconnected the gas stove because it turns itself on when they are gone? This is a modern gas range with electirc ignition. Said they have come home twice to a hot hou...

Hello BiggerPockets Community,I am considering signing up with Adwords Nerds (https://adwordsnerds.com/) for assistant in managing paid online marketing (pay per click, Facebook, Google/Bing/Yahoo).I have already run ...

I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...

Looking for some fresh and innovative ideas to replace the term "Landlord". Anyone using something different out there to describe yourself to tenants? 

I'm looking forward recent experience from any BP folks who have bought into Alex Martinez's Pro Wholesaler course.  He is focusing on using the MLS to find motivated seller leads and then making offers through the li...

Hi, I am a new agent and am in the process of signing with a broker for the first time.   Besides immediate friends and family who know me, how do I market or introduce myself as a new agent with no experience.  Is th...