Summary: I want to become a real estate investor in Hawaii. And I have a bunch of questions. Any advice is appreciated but specific answers preferred.1. Should I sell my $400k home in Alaska or try to rent it out?...

I have been doing research on turnkey providers in Kansas City area, after talking to few people, visiting KC, driving around Independence, Raytown etc. areas and looking at few properties (from Bridge, McInnis, USR...

I want to run background & credit checks on potential tenants, and I'm trying to choose between Transunion's SmartMove vs. Cozy's Tenant Screening.I expect many here are partial to SM as they appear to have been a...

Hey BP, I joined very recently, but I have been interested in purchasing some rental properties for a long time.  Because of the low ROI in California, I have been looking into out of state properties.

Many of the ...

I am sure this post is going to get a lot of pissed off real estate agents responding.... BUT I want to know what type of agreement you would use that would restrict a buyers agent from earning a commission.Exclusive ...

Turnkey  4 Unit Property I found: Occupied and makes $3900 a month confirmed currently.Principal and Interest: $1154Property Tax: $480Home Insurance: $125Vacancy- 7.5%: $312Repairs- 7.5%:  $312CapEx- 7.5%: $312Prop. M...

Like Gerry's earlier post, I was very reluctant to share my story.  But now the time has come for me to share like Gerry so that no one else gets themselves in a bad deal with Scott or anyone else.  I specifically wai...

Hey all,Wanted to get your input on this one. We got a new lead via Craigslist (we've surprisingly enough have had a little luck with Craigslist marketing). The person sounds pretty motivated. They want to move out cl...

Hello Biggerpockets!,I am mainly starting this discussion looking to see what my fellow veterans on this site have for VA loan experiences. If you have a success story or something you are proud of in terms of how you...