There are a lot of discussions on the site about starting out, but I find that those discussions where people share the challenges they went through on difficult deals are the best to learn from.

So . . .

What Was Y...

I read hundreds of questions in the forums every day. I see a lot of repetition in questions. People ask things like "Do I need an LLC" or "where do I advertise for tenants" or "how do you collect rent payment". We al...

I own a rental property and the house has numerous mice. Professionals came out and said the house needs to be sealed for a total cost of $1,800. My wife went into the hospital and I cannot afford to spend $1,800. All...

I will be rehabbing my investment property (property manager will oversee) and am wondering if contractors expect some upfront payment (e.g carpet layer to buy carpet, cabinet maker for kitchens). I currently have a s...

Attention real estate investors: I'm curious -- what's a snapshot of your typical daily schedule (or are there no 'typical days')? Do you wake up at 5:00 a.m., run 5 miles with your dog, make waffles from scratch and ...

THANK YOU to everyone here who puts in their time and energy to educate those who need it most.
(That's me!!)

Hi, I'm Tom, and I'm very grateful to have found BiggerPockets because I can see the incredible effort th...

I need serious help here man! I thought I knew enough to get started in wholesaling and then today a 1/2 hour ago I just got a call back from an agent in regards to a home in Acushnet that I called about. Everything s...

Our property  manager emailed last night stating they are having an "emergency meeting" to discuss whether they should continue business given the new regulations signed into effect by Gov. Cuomo. The new tenant prote...

Sorry for such a long post, but I'm semi-obsessed with this potential deal. I've been wanting to buy one of these brand new, all-brick duplexes for some time now. I tried to further break it down. All advice and...

I keep on hearing from investors that "I'm waiting for interest rates to go down" or I hear "I need rates to go down for the numbers to make sense". Maybe these investors are saying this because they just got into inv...