We just got a buy-n-hold property (SFH) a few weeks back, and the rehab is done. We did notice there are mouse droppings throughout the house, both 1st and 2nd floors. The house was empty for over 6 months with no foo...

I know that BiggerPockets.com is a website devoted to real estate investing, but our ultimate goal is to help our visitors find wealth. I was just reminded of a few simple steps towards creating enormous wealth from a...

Hi all, I've never owned a property with septic or private well and hoped to get a landlord's perspective on dealing with these systems. Is it better/worse/same as municipal water-sewer in terms of maintenance & e...

We're gathered here today to pay respects to a great website design that is no more... the old BiggerPockets. The old BiggerPockets was a great site and it lived a very long and happy life, but the time has come to pu...

Good Morning Fellow Investors, I am writing this post in hopes of getting some advice, recommendations, or prudent remarks from investors who have a lot more experience with real estate than I do. Since my time is lim...

The SFR median in May'20 was 315k, all time high was 315k in Jun'06. Now, with coronavirus, unemployment, forbearance, evictions to begin, strip partially opened, $600 Fed unemployment to end, etc. Is it a good time t...

Direct Mail has not worked for me. It is a channel (medium) that is too easy to learn (get a list & mail to that list consistently). It "seems" to work if you have the marketing budget, list, and ability to mail h...

Hi, I've been following this wonderful forum for a while but it's my first time posting. Thanks for all of your great insights. I've been owning a condo in NJ for about 2 years (owner-occupied) and I'm thinking of sel...

Here is my business environment:The town I am in has a population of 9000.  There is a petroleum refinery on the edge of town.  During any given week, there can be 20-200 traveling contractors working short term jobs ...

I'm currently working to determine the ARV of a 1930 brick house in Historic Collier Heights.  Naturally it's not as simple to comp a house of that age, especially in an area under slow gentrification.  Are there any ...