Hello Everyone,Piggybacking on another post about CPA recs, I wanted to share my experience with my current CPA and get feedback My CPA does not disclose up front what costs would be associated with meetings, advice a...

Lots of noise in the market, making me nervous.Noise 1 ) bye bye dollar, buy buy gold. * Gold has hit 5-year high. * Will dollar continue to weaken? I see quite a few propellants fueling it: oil dollar position is bei...

I am from the Detroit metro area but I invest in Pontiac. The reason why I invest in Pontiac over Detroit and Flint is because the rent margins are simply not high enough for what you are paying for and putting time i...

This is just a minor vent session but I got my first taste of real world landlord work this past weekend. And not the good kind. Not the "retire by 40 and travel the world" kind but more of the "your tenant will try a...

Just finished a 3/2 2,300 sq/ft house in town. I'm embarrassed to say that it took me 3 months and 6 days to get this house ready, but life has been busy and the flip has been on the back burner.

Luckily the PO had ...

Hello BP'ers,I need some advice on which direction to go: with a starting capital of $125K, which is the most affective way to get cash return in a year or two? My goal (like everyone else) is to aspire to live off of...

I am very new to real estate investing but have been diligently reading everything that I can here on BiggerPockets.  One thing that is holding me back is that I live in a high cost of living area so I've concluded th...

Hi BP,I see tons of investors interested in turnkey properties lately, so I wanted to share my experience analyzing these deals after buying 4 in the last 12 months.After looking at maybe 100 or so properties, I can t...

Hey everyone.  First time poster here, but I've been reading up on real estate investing and this site a ton over the last few months, and I'm hoping to purchase 1 or 2 properties in the relatively near future to buy ...

Hi everyone!This is my *personal* home...not a rental. I live in a contemporary-style Cedar home. We have updated it a lot over the years and now I'm beginning on my living room.The living room has a cathedral ceiling...