Hey guys, I made a mistake and am looking for some advice. My wife and I bought 2 properties in the Joshua Tree area - one in 2021 and one in 2022. And while the first one started out great, there has been a huge slow...

I first must apologize for screaming at all of you in the title but if you have any experience or can relate to the title at all you know why I am frustrated.  This is nothing more than a venting session on my part an...

BiggerPockets experts!I want to get your thoughts and 2 cents from a philosophical and risk perspective.  I am 42 years old and my wife is 39, we have 2 kids, age 9 and 5. GOAL: Insulate my mid-long (5-10 years) term ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published the results of research conducted into how lenders are likely to be doing their business in the future, and what new information and personal data these companies pl...

So I am deploying in a few weeks to afghanistan and did a bit of number crunching to see what I -might- have by the time I come back in 9-10 months.

I currently have 35k in the bank.
I make 5.5k a month without depl...

Iron Sharpens Iron. I want to hear your most effective ways at increasing rent from an already existing tenant.I personally write up an email or letter 60-90 days out from renewal explain that their rent will be going...

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My father has a rental home which neither he nor the tenant are maintaining. I have already tried to purchase the property from him at an agreed $60K (Appraisal is $100K+) to repair and hold a...

I found a property that has been abandoned for over 30 years (exterior still looks great though.) The couple who previously owned it have been deceased since 2001. There was a third person on the records I received fr...

Hi All,We own a 2 bd/2ba condo in a luxury high rise in downtown San Jose. We purchased it when we lived up there, and then have had it rented for about 5 years.  We are living in San Diego now.  San Jose has a ton o...

Long story short, I got locked out of my apartment for over 2 hours last night. The 6 month old Kwikset deadbolt wouldn't turn all the way. While waiting outside I googled some stuff and came up with people saying the...