Hello Bigger Pockets! I'm in pursuit to becoming a first-time house owner/hacker in the extremely competitive market of Chicago. Upon the property's listing a day ago, I quickly consulted my agent and decided it best ...

First commercial property, looking for input for development.

I offer the following as back ground and would ask for your input.

Energy booms create many types of opportunities, and after working in three, Alaska, W...

If I do something like replace a roof and depreciate it over 27.5 years, how does that affect my DTI?  

Hello group,  I have two houses that I purchased outright for rental property.  The houses are both rented and have a two year lease.  I am thinking about selling them, with owner financing.  Would like to work with a...

.........between now and 2020????A) Going Down (as in some type of correction; thus prices are lower in 2020 than now)B) Going Flat (between zero and 1% annual appreciation)C) Going up at reasonable rate (about 3% ann...

I live in SE Mass looking to purchase, occupy and hold a small multi in Providence RI (first time.) I’m priced out of most anything on the very desirable East Side (Brown U, India Point, etc.) Most other neighborhoods...

Do you ever use staging in your rehab projects? If so when do you bring in a stager for a consultation? Before starting the rehab? After it is done? How much should this cost? Was wondering about these questions and t...

I have a student rental in tallahassee which lately has devolved into lots of drama between the girls living there. They have a collective lease agreement for $1500/month for the house they're in.One girl decided to a...

Advice please!:

My husband and I have a primary residence valued at around 550k with 221k owed @ 3.875%, around 25 years left on the loan. We also have a 100k heloc, with 20k currently used & a 20k HVAC loan ti...

Hi everyone.  Relatively new to the BiggerPockets family.  Investing in properties in college towns is something that I have thought about often.  Being a parent and sending 3 kids through school and seeing some of th...