OK, so you've done all your screening, the tenants look good. No bad reviews from previous landlords.Tenant drives up in a nice new clean car and has good appearance. They move in, then comes the first visit 6 mont...

There are pros and cons to self-management. Some landlords are very successful. Some lose their shirts, destroy their health, and even ruin relationships. Most land somewhere in the middle.If you have experience as a ...

NOTE:  I have not received ANY form of compensation for this post.  None was requested and none was/will be accepted.  I am writing this to simply help other people that may be in the position that I found myself.In J...

I am a "Millennial" looking to invest in rental real estate and every time I talk to someone my age about my real estate investing goals they look at me like I'm insane! So that got me thinking, for a lot of Mellenni...

I'm closing on my first vacation rental property next week. What all do I need to do such as getting the HOA and electricity changed over to my name?

It has been a long time coming, but we've finally launched our new, interactive company profiles! For examples, see our Companies Directory or our BiggerPockets Profile.

The new company profiles are far more robust t...

Hi Everyone!My name is Alex Poh.  I'm a 31 year old jewelry designer and fabricator living in NYC.I have no experience in real estate aside from riding shotgun when I was a kid with my mom during her open houses and p...

Hello BP fam. I’m John Golden I am I recent graduate of Tuskegee University, I’m am currently in the army national guard. I bought my first home after I graduated and I am living in it as well having tenants to pay th...

Hello all! So I found a property that I am interested in. Just plugging in numbers in the BP rental calculator. These numbers are just "guessestimates". Not 100% accurate, I tried my best for a newbie. Anyway let me k...

We've been searching for tenants for 1 month now since April 19 and now it's May17. So far there are about 5 groups that showed up but it lead to nothing. So I start to wonder if I should charge the rent according to ...