My insurance agent has provided me with wise information on multiple occasions (the greatest money saver so far is to NOT escrow my insurance and bundle my properties when they are geographically located in close prox...

First off, my name is Joe DeFarias and I am pleased to meet all of you savvy real estate investors. From the many emails sent from Brandon Turner, I've finally started my first discussion on BiggerPockets and I am thr...

Hey BP family, we've decided to add a basement apartment to our house and we're trying to decide if we should go with a long-term renter or if we should try short-term (think traveling nurses / doctors, not Air BNB) a...

I had 4 different roofing companies assess the roof of my long term rental. All but 3 have recommended replacing the roof completely. It already has 2 layers of shingles, needs a cricket for the add-on chimney, new pi...

Hi All,I own a rental property in a condo development in NYC. One unit a few condos away is vacant (owner was foreclosed on). There is not heat in that unit and the water pipes keep breaking. As a result, they had to ...

Been owner of a two family for about ten years.  I have never (knock on wood) had the apartments vacant--mostly due to location (walking distance to subway in boston) and affordability.   Over the past, most of my scr...

I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.

Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...

Hi BP,I recently purchased my first investment property and quote excited!  The renovation is going well as far as I can tell.  My present dilemma is the bathtub.  It is has yellow stains  which I thought would be an ...

13 Things to Consider When Looking For a Rental Home in GermanyMoving to Germany can be an exciting, challenging, and interesting experience for expat families living here for the first time. While there may be many s...