I thought it would interesting to share some recent experience we have had with some of these instruments. To that extent, an illustration of the pain that can come with working with an instrument that is not the...

People love "life hacks." A life hack is a simple strategy/process/tool/trick for improving your life in an unconventional way. For example: So... I am writing a post about "Landord Hacks" - it's the little things tha...

Just heard some "official" of the Tea Party bunch saying that they were responsible for the cleaning of the house and that the Republicans will need go along with them!

She was saying there would be no compromise to ...

Hi BP community!I have a few properties that I have had managed by a PM company.  I used to self manage and when I changed jobs, that required a lot of overseas travel and I didn't feel comfortable having family deal ...

Hey BP!  I'm still quite new around here so I know I'm risking outing myself as someone who "doesn't get it yet" by asking this, but I've been consuming everything I can to try to educate myself - podcasts, books, for...

Hey guys. I'm an emerging real estate developer in the NYC area. I've been exploring the pathways of raising capital for new projects, which led me to crowdfunding. My background is in investment banking and with th...

Early in January, our duplex caught fire, destroying the bottom unit. We fully renovated it and placed the tenants. This is our best performing property and I really don't want to sell it, but after getting a notice a...

It has been almost 10 yrs since the last recession started.  Many of us have not been through a downturn.  Can some more experienced members tell us what to expect if we own notes and give suggestions on recession-pro...

As a young real estate agent, I have been intrigued by the house-hacking strategy of investing. This strategy wasn't first taught to me by Bigger Pockets, but the platform has clarified many of the misconceptions I've...