I have a room for rent and I happen to know that the person who wants to rent it would not be a good tenant because they have had not paid their rent in the past and cause problems for other tenants. It was not docume...

I'm looking at buying a property to live in and eventually rent. My lender is suggesting a 10 year fixed vs a 30 year right now due to rates. My strategy is to keep the home long term so to me a 10 year doesn't seem l...

Hello ladies and gents of bigger pockets.I paid too much for my first house, and now am regretting it. Escrow closed this March, and I'm almost done rehabbing it; my out of pocket expenses (closing costs + rehab + mor...

Hey everyone, I am looking to buy my first rental property, I have found a property and have run some rough numbers on it and it seems to be a sound investment. However, with this being my first deal, I wanted to get ...

Just wondering what would people do right now if they had 70k cash on hand. Where would you invest it? Would you just leave it in a savings account for now?

I try to avoid political discussions, as they never lead anywhere good in the business world - but this one strikes at the very heart of REI.  Former "Sex and the City" actress, Cynthia Nixon is running for Governor o...

Hi, we have a tax deed auction coming up in PA, with over 1500 properties on it. I've been doing a lot of research and still have some questions for those who have done this before.
1) If a property has a long drivew...

While reading this article about falling oil prices, I couldn't help but wonder what, if any, effect it would have on the real estate markets in energy-heavy local economies like Midland-Odessa and other West Texas ci...

Hello all,Newbie to bigger pockets making a jump into my first flip. First a little bit about me, I am a licensed general contractor with over 10 years of experience working on mostly commercial projects, I have done ...

When finding off market deals what are the best methods/strategies