With the buy/flip market is so tight in our area (Waukesha County), We recently decided to change our investment goal for the time being. Buy and hold, single unit duplex for income stream. while we postpone our desir...

I'm looking for a general rule-of-thumb for estimating the percentage of gross income used for paying for a management company to handle an STR.  I realize this is likely very location specific, so I'd look at somewhe...

I'm still really new to this real estate game and trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible. Where do you guys usually find your contractors? For example if i bought a worn down house and want to change the w...

Contractor company had two subs do my siding and my roofing, no problems. They had a different sub do my windows and as I watched they broke half of them. Now it's been six months after the expected end result and the...

Hi everyone,I am currently doing a live in flip, trying to do a lot myself but hiring out for some of the larger projects.I have had two contractors in to look at doing a remodel of one small bathroom (5'x7'). The SOW...

This week I graduated from college with my bachelor’s degree. I managed to finish school with no debt. I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast from oldest to newest and I recently listened to a couple that...

Hello. I'm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lots of thawing and freezing. The concrete steps at my rental property have had a bad winter. I am wondering if this can be repaired (even temporarily for a few years) or ...

I am interested in REI. I’ve been learning bits and pieces here and there. Recently fired from my job, I would like to achieve financial freedom through REI. I have my Real Estate Lic but I am not confident in sales a...

Hey everyone!  I'm going through and planning out my next 12 months and trying to determine if I should manage my properties myself as long as I'm able to or if I should go with a property manager out the gate.  I rec...

My wife and I are close to retirement. We joined BiggerPockets about four months ago and We’ve been reading and studying a lot about the real estate business. We would like to get into multi family real estate. When...