I showed a rental today to a possible tenant, who for all intents and purposes, checked all the boxes, they agreed to sign a 12 month lease @$1000 a month and pay $1000 security deposit. Non smoker, no pets, makes 70K...

Hey BP!I just wanted to share some super exciting news with you guys! I started Real Estate Investing at the end of Dec, 2015 and joined Bigger Pockets around the same time.  While working a Full Time job as a Wells F...

Hello BP Family, Has anyone had to evict a military family? After two months of tenancy, I've decided to evict my tenants, a military family for non payment of rent & unfit living conditions. During a site visit o...

There are obvious benefits to acquiring properties that have permitted work, but I want to see if anyone can explain why some folks allow unpermitted work. My curiosity includes how timeframes are affected, the listin...

Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...

My lease includes an automatic increase of 3% every year. Do you include a standard rent increase in your lease or do you play it by ear every year?

If there was one feature of note investing you wish there was more information readily available on, what would it be?

“If its on the MLS its already a bad deal”Ive heard this a few times already. I dont expect great deals to jump off the page at me but am i really missing out by relying on the MLS to find a good deal?

Hello BP friends. I would like to introduce myself, since I haven't really sat down and actually done this in the past, although I am actively reading posts on the forum. My name is Rose from southern CA--the Inland E...

Here are the facts. I'll try keep it as unbiased as possible to get some honest feedback from other investors.Last year I met an investor who was flipping houses in Phoenix. I connected with him by email a couple of t...