I've listened to many of the podcasts on this site. Many recommend that a buy and hold investor should start by managing his/her own properties.  I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they have gained by managi...

Have 2 friends - one starting with $100K in retirement funds and the other with $25K in savings - both looking to get to $10K/month in income as fast as they can. Both have jobs, consistent income and good credit scor...

It’s crazy to me how many potential tenants have aggressive breed dogs. I would estimate that a good 25% of the people that contact me any given month about a property have a Pitbull or multiple. They are shocked wh...

My wife and I are split 50/50 on wether or not to pay off all our existing debt such as student loans and auto payments before we take on more debt to invest into real estate, or we begin saving to buy our first renta...

I bought a 8-unit apartment building; the value add is that rents are 20% below market value. My strategy was to buy, let the tenants go, rehab, and raise the rents. We gave notice to all the tenants (who are month-to...

Hey everyone!My name is Hilary Catton, and if you don't know me, I am the Director of Customer Success for this amazing site you're currently on, BiggerPockets!My goal is to make BiggerPockets even more accessible, ea...

What's up with all the low income, cheap property "deals"? "I bought a house for $30,000 and rent it out for $700! I'm going to make a great return!"You are completely neglecting future CAPEX. What happens when you ne...

I will keep my story short and voided Of all the details because I think we get the jist. Purchased new construction from Morris September 2017 was told construction six to eight weeks. First month told permits are ta...

I debated on posting this because the incident has discourage me so much. But here it is:Last Friday I arrived home to a business card from a detective from our police department. I had just got home from visiting my ...

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I am a buy and hold real estate investor in Colorado. I recently had an interesting situation where I would acquire a single family home with a fantastic long term tenant. The tenant is clean, ke...