Needless to say I'm not having beginner's luck when it comes to connecting with a general contractor.  I have attempted to contact 3 different GCs thus far and only heard back from one.  The one that responded pretty ...

Sorry if this is the wrong place to question this, but why should any buyer or seller use a realtor? I have been having this argument over the last 2 years because in my opinion (base on real facts) Realtors are the t...

The urge to get into real estate pushed me to invest in a 6 unit building in a neighborhood that I didn't think was that bad. I thought, the cash flow could be good so why not. This was a year ago. Now, my PM is strug...

I'm beginning the process of evaluating different locations to start my portfolio in Northern Virginia, so I thought it would be a good idea to defer to the knowledge of the BP members who invest in this area.

I'm cu...

Have been doing research to narrow down certain areas / cities to invest with buy-and-hold rental properties -- Florida continues to pop up in articles and when looking at metrics such as Pop Growth / Employment growt...

When analyzing a deal, how much cash flow per unit do you aim for? I am specifically thinking not just after expenses, vacancies, amd repairs but also after any mortgage.  Does this differ for you if you are analyzing...

Hello everyone! Just joined BP website a couple of days ago, thanks to my friend @Jesse Hodges. Just a short introduction of myself, I am an active duty military member currently serving overseas. I'll be back in the ...

Thank you to everyone that has shared their thoughts in the question of the week so far! As the Community Engagement Specialist for BiggerPockets, I love to see how diverse real estate can be. Being so different, we a...

I am not a fan of the 2% rule, although I will say I think rent/cost is my favorite calculation. We usually determine what type of rent/cost we can accept in any given area and go from there. According to Gary Keller,...

Hey guys I'm 19 years old and work for a Real estate property management company in San Antonio. I make 25k a year and have a credit score of 720-725 depending on what score is used.  I need to get a new car because m...