I had a property under contract and the closing documents were sent to the seller and she seems to be refusing to sign and return. She is ignoring phone calls and clearly avoiding me.I'm certain that she's changed her...

Hi BP!  My husband and I live in the SF Bay Area where home prices have risen substantially in past years.  We want to leverage some of our home equity and use that equity as down payment for our 2nd rental prop.  We'...

One funny thing about people is that while we are almost always well intentioned, we seem to do a lot of things that are just plain crazy. I, for example, still prefer to eat my oranges by dissecting each into their i...

The newest trend sweeping the rental market (from my perspective) in Colorado is that many tenants want the right to grow pot in the unit. I can see downsides and upsides.Downs: messy, elevated risk of break-ins and ...

The LLC debate rages on here at BP.   Rarely does a day pass without an investor asking whether they should use an LLC or not.  Perhaps BP should have a whole forum just devoted to this question . . .Having an LLC is ...

I'm looking for advice from anyone who has bought property in Costa Rica.   It's been my dream to have a house within 60 seconds walk to a beach where I can surf, where I can step out on my front porch and both see an...

For us real estate investors this is a good time to have rental properties while we watch others portfolios crash with the stock market.Other than a moderately safe mutual fund I contribute to monthly and my 401k, I a...

I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no ...

Hello BiggerPockets!I stumbled upon the Morris Invest Case Study by @Ian E. and am now inspired to document my current investment with the company. This is kind of a long post, but I hope you stay with me. Clayton Mor...

I am about a week away from finishing a very larger rehab project and want to ask if its worth it to use a traditional listing agent or to go with a flat fee transactional broker?  I understand that no matter what I w...