I recently sent out my first direct mail campaign and I found a motivated seller right off the bat.  She is out of state and not making payments on the house.  The bank has moved in and winterized the property but I d...

Hi, I wanted to hear what other people are doing to keep their tenants happy and renewing their leases.  I don't have any rental properties yet but I'm always interested in hearing what can be done to increase the tim...

Hello Bigger Pockets People, I'm Abraham Williams and live in San Francisco. I started investing in single family homes (probably the last time I spell that out here) in 2007 and have properties in Denver, Oklahoma Ci...

Hello everyone,I am going to invest in my first rental property. I presently live in NJ and looking into Tampa, Wesley Chapel, Plant City for properties in low to mid 300s. I started my search a while ago looking for ...

Hi Everybody!Newbie here trying to learn from the masters ;-)I am curious about your opinions regarding the near future of San Diego housing market?The prices in San Diego has been skyrocketing due to low inventory. A...

I know that a lot of investors don't bother to repair a lot of the problems found in an inspection report. But how do you choose what to address and what not to? When I talk with the inspectors, naturally they tend to...

BP Nation! Thank You all for welcoming me into the world of BiggerPockets and its relationship growing abilities! I have been a complete addict and listening to every single podcast I could possibly find time for and ...

I want to find my first property to flip. since Im new, I want it to be a cheaper property so I minimize the risk and learn in the process.1. I have been looking at hud homes and comparing the sales histories. Sometim...

Hello everyone,I am searching for my first buy & hold investment.  I am starting to think that it is in my best interest to set up an LLC to protect my assets and insulate a property from some degree of liability....

I wanted to ask everyones opinion. I bought a 130k mp house when I was 25 in 2005 for a 115k, I did not buy this as a rental, but a place to live and fix up. Since then as everyone know the market tanked and came almo...