Interested to hear how many of you handle rent increases.  Here is what I do currently.  All of my leases are 12 months and are renewed if someone chooses to stay.  I contact them 60 days out from the expiration of th...

Hi! I'm new to the Bigger Pockets Forums by way of the Bigger Pockets Money podcast by way of the FI/FIRE movement. I've owned my own business for 6 years and I work from home in my 859sf 2br/1ba San Francisco East Ba...

My question is this, based off my income and down payment, I could purchase a 2 bedroom condo right now, but if I wait about 5-6 months I could have enough of a down payment to afford a 3 bed 2 bath single family home...

Hi BP Folks,I am in the process of purchasing our first investment property (thankful for this community/podcast!). We will borrow 70K for duplex + 20K renovations. I have been pre-qualified for both conventional and ...

Hey all, I've been contemplating the impact that gentrification and real estate investing have in under served communities. I'm curious if anyone knows.... I heard that counties/states property taxes go to benefit sch...

Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Prairie View.

Purchase price: $110,000

Cash invested: $155,000

This property is my first in the real estate investing world. It...

Hello BP!  I've been on hiatus for a while after my divorce.  It's great to be back.Long story short: we house hacked a duplex while together and I kept the place.  During the split, I moved into an apartment while re...

Happy Holidays BP!I am putting together my first Seller financing deal and I wanted to see what you thought of the terms.  The seller and I have already discussed this a little but wanted to get some feedback before o...

I'm having trouble finding a definitive answer on this. Assuming I purchase a house with the intent to fix and flip in a 6 month window, do the carrying costs I pay increase my cost basis, such that my taxable profit ...

I need some help analyzing my portfolio in Philadelphia to determine how I should proceed. I own 3 SFH in Philadelphia (Fishtown). I've owned them for 13 years with 2 of my brothers. Collectively they hold $360,000...