Hey, BiggerPockets community! I am proud to say that with a lot of advice and guidance, I finally purchased my first property. It is a duplex in a very nice Pittsburgh suburb close to hospitals, nightlife, shopping, a...

I’ve been told twice now that using my primary residence as my first rental property would be a good move. I’ve thought about it and I’m starting to agree, I would just like some feedback on the approach I want to tak...

I'm looking at some data to identify the best areas to buy and hold. I'm less familiar with buying in some of these areas - so I thought I'd reach out. These zipcodes offer really high rental yields even accounting fo...

I live in Los Angeles and I am trying to find my first deal to buy and hold . Should I look for deals in Los Angeles or out of state ?

I have purchased a new home and intend to rent my current house.  Cash flow will be neutral to slightly positive, but the Tampa market seems to be finally rebounding.  My goal is to capture the appreciation that will ...

As I started to learn a little bit more about flipping and rehabbing and making places rent ready -- it is amazing to me how people are succeeding with low cost remodeling.  Simply, how do you do it?We have just been ...

I inherited tenants at a duplex I bought in February.  Both units had low income racial minority families with school-aged children. (Race is relevant because I'm white, and there's a well-publicized issue in Portland...

Hey there! The BiggerPockets Podcast exists to help you, the listener, get excited, get inspired and most of all, get informed!David Greene and I want to answer YOUR questions on an upcoming episode of the BiggerPocke...

I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...

This may be the strangest thing I have ever encountered in my time as a landlord. Here's a little background info: This property is managed by my property manager. It is rented at the highest amount it ever has been. ...