Last week I closed on a two family house that I purchased directly from the owner, she gave me a good deal with the condition that she would stay in the first floor apartment and pay a reduce rent.  The issue is with ...

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My wife and I started saving to buy our first investment property in MA in July, 2018. We started looking at properties one year later, in Jul...

Hey everyone, so I have made a few posts now and here is my next question. I am most interested in buy and hold investments, I have done enough research and reading to get the concepts of it and the term I have heard ...

For long term rentals its the 1% rule (for me anyway).I've read that a good metric for STRs is whether a monthly mortgage payment equals a weeks worth of revenue.Which financial metric do you use to filter your list o...

Hello everyone I'm new here and from Southern California (Long Beach area). I'll get right to it: I've got some funds sitting in a savings account and I'm looking to get into something more worthwhile. The problem is ...

Can anyone tell me how I would approach a Realtor about getting access to pocket listings? Who would I speak to? Would an agent be able to point me in the right direction? Do I contact them by phone or mail?

Hi everyone,I am new to Bigger Pockets; from NJ, but living out of the country in Asia on work.  I am yet to invest in a property, but ironically have been thinking more lately being so far away.I want to invest in co...

Hello fellow BP'ers! My name is Michael. I currently reside in NY but have been considering in diversifying my investment portfolio to include rental properties (this has always been a goal of mine). A fellow co-worke...

Our section 8 tenant had a death in the family, and unable to pay this month's tenant portion. As a new investor, I wanted to begin prepping for what to expect going forward. We did issue a letter (reminder) of paymen...

My wife and I are considering a move from the Seattle area to the Scottsdale area to be closer to her parents. We own our house in Seattle and are trying to determine the best strategy for our move - what approach wou...