Hi all, Im fairly new to investing although i’ve been reading/watching podcasts for a while. I became a landlord by default when i inherited property but am looking to expand. I have been looking at Detroit but have ...

Hello, I'm brand new to BP but looking to learn quickly...which will mean asking lots of (but hopefully not to many "dumb") questions. This may be a question with an obvious answer, but I'm curious, when a property ap...

In todays Society, a review can make or break your business. In the vacation STR realm, on a platform such as Airbnb it is no different and often even an inaccurate review can have this effect. In my experience dealin...

Do you put curtain rods or blinds in a new rental? I have another LTR coming on line soon and I think I’m going to install curtain rods and let the tenant buy or choose curtains.I have blinds in other rentals and they...

So I've heard this can run you a lot - around $30,000 for the average sized home of $400,000 in the area I'm looking at. So that means if my downpayment is $80,000, $30,000 is really going to affect things:1) Capital ...

We have listed our very first rental property to rent and our first perspective tenant says he is separated from his wife and they are trying to sell their house which they bought in 2008. My concern is that I'm sure ...

Please help,

I have lived in my apartment for 2.5 years, never a missed or late payment. Replaced my broken microwave myself to not bother the landlord.

My cat walked in and out of the blinds enough times to break a...

Hey BiggerPockets! I’m Alex, a recently re-licensed real estate agent in SW Michigan, back in action after five years off as a stay-at-home dad. I’ve completed my ABR and MRP certifications, finished the Southwest Mic...

hello all,I'm from southeast iowa and I was hoping to run some numbers in front of all the investors on BP!I'll get right to it. The house I am looking at buying is a 1200 sq ft house with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and...

Hey,For those of you who operate Airbnb's and other short term rentals or vacation rentals what advice do you wish you would have had earlier when you first got started?I think a few good ones are structuring your bus...