Since getting married back on September 29 2012 I haven't really done much with real estate investing. But since another business I was involved in shut down this past July I've been itching to get back in the saddle,...

I have a tenant that has always paid on time and been in the home for almost 4 years. Actually, she has been late once and I waived the late fee because I consider her a good tenant up until this point. This morning (...

Hi everyone! I am new to this investor world and would like to be more actively involve in the bigger pockets community. I will apologize in advance if my terms or lingos are not correct. I have this problem and would...

Hello,
I'm looking at tax lien investing, and have been looking at areas where it's frequently less competitive. However, some of these auctions are live, in-person only. I don't have much to begin with, let alone t...

I'm closing on my first investment property next week and am having 2nd thoughts about my strategy moving forward. I was planning to use this property as a rental but am considering flipping it instead. I took out a c...

Hello BP Community!I recently stumbled upon BiggerPockets and am totally hooked!! The community is filled with people from all walks of life who are involved or want to be involved with real estate in some fashion. Tr...

Anyone use Appfolio? Likes dislikes? Does someone with 10 properties really need it? Or is that only for bigger property management companies. The only thing I like about it is the way tenants can pay online and it ca...

Greetings,Looking for thoughts on the following scenario. My first OOS duplex, owned for one year.Side by side, 1976, clean neighborhood, nice backyardsPurchase price: $200KTotal rent/month: $2000Mortgage: $1000  Rate...

OK here's an odd one...at least for me:
Had 2 apartments open up side by side one month. Rehabbed both, both on market same time.

Found 2 tenant prospects SAME DAY. Both single moms, both qualified, they picked e...

Greatings all. So my wife and I have started a small real estate investment company here in Minneapolis. Our intentions are to buy and old REOs, rehab, and then refinance. I was shocked to find out, while reading thro...