I am in the infancy phase of even exploring this idea, but was curious to see if any other apartment operators have looked into installing solar panels on their buildings to reduce utility expenses? My gut says there ...

My daughter is a freshman at CSU.  I live in San Antonio.   I threw out the idea of maybe buying a house for her to live in next year and having her rent out the extra rooms to cover the mortgage.  Now she's really in...

I have a rental townhome that I'm trying to determine the rent for.There's a comp in the same complex that's the exact same model so everything is more or less the same except I have views from my rental and that rent...

1.) What was your first real estate investment?

2.) Pros and cons of the route you took?

3.) Would you recommend a beginner investor take the same path you took to get started as a real estate investor?

Thanks i...

Hello BP world,I am looking at investing in Chicagoland and eyeing "better" parts of the south side to maximize CAP rate.  Seems like Indiana has more favorable taxes and landlord laws... Does anyone have experience i...

As someone that's held real estate for some time, and have sold off others, I'd be curious to hear of other BPer's factors for holding vs selling.As an example, the Bay Area market has appreciated massively in the pas...

Whether you've been at REI for one year or twenty, if you were able to talk to yourself when you first started out, what advice would you give?Very much looking forward to see where this thread goes... ;)Mark...

First time investor in Memphis. I live out of state so I have very little knowledge about Memphis area.  One opportunity came up, which is a SFR around Cordova, TN 38018 area. It is asking for 170K for a 4br/ 2 bath. ...

Hey Bigger Pockets Arizona! I have found a few properties in Scottsdale/Phoenix area that have detached garages that seem to be a very easy conversion to living quarters. I am thinking of picking up one of these prope...

I'm trying to do some renovations on a property to get it ready for an STR.   I'd rather not spend the $$ for the granite or quartz kitchen countertops.  Is there an lower cost alternative to granite / quartz kitchen ...