Was laid off yesterday through a reduction-in-workforce at an Oil & Gas company.Did some math, and after cutting house cleaning and childcare expenses, I need to bring in $30,000 in after-tax rental income (deprec...

Need some advice here.Hired a painter to paint a vacant property.Never worked with him before.Not a big job contract about $1000 plus materials.Painter says on first day he can get more done if he can stay over at the...

Hi gang, would appreciate your thoughts on this one. I'm buying a second duplex, using financing from my first duplex. I bought the first 6 months ago at $82K, the bank values it at $140K. ($90K is likely resale value...

Forgive me because I really don't understand legal matters, taxes and the like very well, but hopefully someone here can help shine a little light on this for me...So here's the situation, I have my personal house, wh...

Hi all,I'm considering a property that I love except for one small problem: it's very near a gas station.The property is a 12-unit in a working-class neighborhood outside of a thriving city. Very low crime, surprising...

I know there's a lot of grey areas for real estate agents when it comes to doing non-traditional real estate deals. My brokerage is very investor friendly so I have the green light to use every strategy out there. My ...

I have a flat rubber roof on a duplex that I own. The roof is around 10-15 years old and I want to do everything I can to maximize its life. I have looked at a few different coatings such as Blackjack and wondere...

I'm in the middle of reading the BRRRR back and have been listening to all the podcasts and studying.  what have you found to be the most effective way to do a cash out refi on a property that was bought with cash bef...

Hi everyone,I am new to this forum. I have listened to Bigger Pockets for quite some time now and finally decided to get on here because I current own a home in California, but I want to buy a 2nd house out of state. ...

I have been studying my market since 2018 and that's just it, I haven't taken any action and just keep collecting knowledge. I have finally set it in my mind and saved up enough money to rehab a older house given to m...