I just bought an out of town duplex (1 1/2 hours away). I’m in the process of advertising and listed in a local Facebook buy sell and trade. I was getting a lot of inquiries and I would say about 90% who don’t even qu...

I was wondering what it would take for me to move out from my parents place at 18, and the requirements for me to meet to do so. How much money I should have saved up, how I can qualify for a job, and if I can get a m...

Hi all,New landlord here. I tried educating myself with a bunch of online resources and books before closing on a property, and yet, I still stumble when I am actually facing these situations. I received two applicati...

I have a couple interested in a unit. They did a smartmove credit check, and both came back with "Not enough info".They make well in excess of the rent, about 5 times. Verified income.But there's no credit cards, no l...

Hey everyone, Im wanting to hear everyones best advice or strategy they would use for starting out with 25k cash. For some background info, I live down in South Florida so home prices certainly aren't cheap. Im willin...

I own a house and put an ad on Craigslist to rent a room for $675 per month, which includes all utilities.  This is my first  time renting and first time reading someone's credit report.  This guy came to my house, fi...

Hello All!It's great to be a part of Bigger Pockets! I've been lurking for a little while now, posting here and there, but I've decided an actual introduction would be a good jump-start. My name is Mike, and I am orig...

a little background info here.. I inherited a 60 unit apartment complex..we had a bunch of problems that have since been fixed, I took over full management responsibilities, am loving my new role and moving forward. W...

Let me start off with saying that I do consider myself a “Newbie”. Now, let me give you my background. I am a 35 year old native San Diegan business owner with a steadily growing auto repair shop in its third year and...

This is the part of real estate investing I absolutely hate. I call it interviewing for the circus, because of the variety of people that seem to come out of the woodwork when I advertise a property. No matter the p...