I am only about to give a quick background to emphasize the hunger that I have. I celebrated three years clean and sober in May. I lost my sister to drug addiction and I have struggled for a decade, since i was in my ...

Yes, the Toledo city council passed a new lead paint ordinance which will take effect in 365 days. This is not the end but only the beginning of the new ordinance which applies to rental SFH, 1-4 units and day cares a...

Hey all, I have a very high level tax strategy question / hypothetical as a sole proprietor LLC.

Let’s say I own a place worth $100k. After expenses, I net $15k in cash flow at the end of the year.

I then take tha...

Just can't help myself on this one. Article out of Chicago today and front page here in Ft Myers . Fl. You've probably noticed all the fat kids walking around these days. I know why!! Food stamps.
12% of kids in my...

Good day everyone,Hoping to find out more about investing in a halfway house/sober living house/shelter care house.  I work in the social services field and have become aware of these types of places and am wanting to...

A week or two ago a place popped up on our MLS for $50K that should go retail in the $70-80K range, so I thought I would take a look when I got around to it. On Sunday a friend (also an investor) called me to ask if ...

What’s the costliest thing that has happened to your rentals that you had to pay for? Did you sue the tenant?

I just purchased a 21 unit apartment complex with a lot of problems. I started cleaning it up - 3 unit evicted in the first month and two more in the way - all of them professional tenants. But this month I got a new ...

A tenant disclosed to me that the reason they are moving is because there is mold and mildew in the place they currently live. She claims that it has damaged her furniture and caused her health problems. While I sympa...

Hello Bigger Pocket folks,My wife and I are about to break through our first door in our investing career as we move into our first home together (in 9 days!!!) We got the house at a reasonable price below market valu...