My brother just closed on his house in Italy.  3.3% fixed for 10 years. $235,000 euro loan.  He could have done 23 years (unusual) but needed the payments to be close to his BAH base allowance housing so he got the fu...

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So this year, after like 8 years on this Biggerpockets thing, I finally turned my first residence into a rental! Im officially a real estate investor...man that feels good to say. Im hooked and ready for...

What are some of your favorite inexpensive hacks to make your rental seem more luxurious or homey to potential new tenants?For instance, do you install window baskets with flowers, add a cool shed, patio furniture, li...

Hello Everyone,
So I have a tenant that was evicted and locked out by the constable (Las Vegas) this Monday. Rather than having to spend money on taking all of their items to storage, paying storage fees for 30 days,...

I am looking at purchasing a turn-key property in Fort Worth, Texas and would like to know a little more about the area before I make up my mind on the deal. The details are below. Also, are there any considerations I...

Hi everyone!  Just wanted to start a discussion to see what real estate niche has provided the best $/hr spent of your time as an investor.  How did you find it and how are you measuring that return on your time?  I'v...

I'm considering using hard money to cover some of the holding costs and renovation for an indoor storage conversion project in Davenport, IA. Wondering what kind of terms I can expect when using hard money? I unders...

There is a new proposal to create a set of guidelines similar to the Chicago's Landlord-Tenant ordinance which, as investors, we need to oppose. This proposal imposes duties on the Landlords while providing tenants wi...

I'm working on a 8 unit deal and all occupied from a builder. And the units are nice and so are the tenants, but the cash flow is tight. I can put 15% or 20% down, and the cash flow with management is maybe around 100...

Our first rental is rent ready ! Yay! So now we are looking so some advice on a particular situation.
We have a potential tenant who would like to sign an 8 month lease so they are free to buy a house come spring whe...