So I'm currently in negotiations for my first multi family property (5 units & up).  I wrote an offer yesterday, and today the seller countered.  Before I counter the seller, I am trying to more accurately nail do...

Hello, new member here. I live in Los Angeles and always wanted a rental property in Palm Springs. I can tell thru the years the restrictions in Coachella valley got stricter and stricter but now I finally accumulated...

I am a new investor trying to dial in my proforma so I can start analyzing deals better and I have a few questions about where to add certain items.  I am looking for 2-4 units with a value add component to the deal. ...

I was talking to my lender today and he told me that in June 2016 the guidelines are changing to allow cash out refi's on conventional loans #7-10. I've used the brrr method successfully on 2 homes so far allowing ...

Goooood mornin’ BP!Question for you all! This is directly unrelated to real estate, but indirectly related to succeeding in it! Health is such an important aspect to maintain balance in your life in addition to relati...

I'm helping a friend start to get her books in order.  I have some experience with Quickbooks Online, but not for RE.  Has anyone purchased a course by Gita Faust at FastTrack Consulting called "Flip with Quickbooks O...

Does anyone initiate the "Annual Rent Increase" in their lease contracts, where you use a percentage factor to increase your rents on an annual basis, even if you have some one sign a multi-year lease.

I've checked my web statistics for google analytics and I'm not seeing any click throughs from BiggerPockets.  Any clicks I get seem to be coming up as visitors directly accessing my site by typing in the web address....

You guys really liked the post I did about the 600 letters I sent to equity owners around a college. Well lets do it again. I've got over 2k pieces going out to absentee owners today. I'm going to track the response r...

Hey All! I wanted to get everyone that has done or has a ton of knowledge in the CA space for doing ADUs for the new bill that was passed AB1033 for ADUs. This could give the ability to have a better and higher apprai...