Last week we welcomed Jon Klaus to our moderator team, and today, I'm excited to announce another new moderator, J Scott.

J has been around BiggerPockets for almost 5 years, and his 7,800+ forum posts have been of...

Background:

-Male in late thirties.
-Own several rental properties in the Seattle area.
-Interest rate on currently primary residence/house is 3.25%, no PMI/MIP.
-Tax bracket is 32%.
-Mortgage payment is $974 a...

The background- I'm a USAF veteran that graduated this past December from college. I reside in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Since then, I've been searching for a job a little longer than I was hoping, I decided I needed to co...

Hi Everyone, I'm fairly new to real estate and I wasn't sure where to start so I figured why not the forums!I'm looking at purchasing a duplex for house hacking, however the one I'm looking at has fire damage on the b...

Hello Everyone!

My name is Joe, I am a former real estate agent looking to take on the other side of the transaction in investing. I say former just because I burned myself out working a full-time job and try...

I bought a condo 6 months ago, when I thought I would stay single.  Things are getting more serious with my girlfriend, and we are talking about possible buying a home in a year – 18 months. I would like to keep the c...

Hello Folks Heres the deal (no pun intended) i'm a realtor and every once a while a client walks into the office and is a tenant and their landlord has abandon the property. in this particular situation the landlord w...

Hey everyone! New to the idea that I'd even have a shot at REI. Currently I work in IT at a rural K-12 school in northern Indiana and coach a couple of athletic teams. It's very fulfilling, but leaves a lot to be desi...

My wife and I our a few days from closing on our 2nd property and renting out our primary. We also plan on taking out an equity loan on our current primary to invest in a multi family in the near future. We’ve read Ri...

My family owns an older 4/3 2900 sq ft (5800 sq ft including the walkout basement) ranch house in Methuen, MA. The home sits on a 1 acre mostly-flat, square, and mowed block at the end of the street. We're finally at ...