My goal is to purchase my first real estate investment property within 1 year.I have a well-paying job, good credit, no consumer debt (just my car, which I'm working to pay off), and I am working on a 20% downpayment ...

Hi all, I'm quite new to investing and am jumping in feet first with a full time job and part time student. I've looked to Turnkey in the Midwest to get my first deal, but now am looking closer to home as that seems t...

Maybe 3 years down the road, I would want to take a more hands-off approach and find someone to handle the day-to-day part of the job. Currently, I am there every day and doing a lot of the work myself.Where would I f...

This is in Texas.I have a situation where some domestic violence has occurred and the wife has told me he trashed the house.    I contacted him today and told him I was coming by for an inspection tomorrow.   He has n...

Hi everyone,
How does everyone handle pets in their rentals. Currently in PA. pet deposits, non refundable pet fees, or pet rent? why or why not? and what are the fees you use for dog, cat, rabbit, ginea pig? 
I'm ...

I am new to the site, and I am trying to get involved as many discussions as my experience allows me.  I saw the, "Success Story" heading, and a deal from 2009 or 2010 popped right into my head.  I had been involved i...

I feel guilty of not being very active on Bp lately. so this post will hopefully motivate me to become more active in the forumI recently bought an old house that will need lot of clean up and work. i paid 78k includi...

I've had two condenser units on two different houses stolen (one was just the copper) in the last few weeks. It's very frustrating as you know, and always seems to happen when the house is for sale.

I've read through...

Hi all,First...wow there's a lot of information in this forum. There's so much info on there and the community is great. I'm trying to make it a habit to browse random forums everyday, rather than my random news sites...

Hello, bigger pockets world
I am an architect, I have just finished my master's degree in architecture and have practiced a few years prior -- together I have been in the game for around ten years.
Rather than retu...