I always saw what the Bureau of Labor Statistics said about real estate agents. For instance, the newest stat for real estate agents is that the median salary is $49k (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/sales/home.htm).
I spent...

Hi Everyone, I would like to increase rent but have a tenant that is telling my property manager that they are on fixed income and cannot afford higher rent.  The unit is rented under market value and I am only asking...

Hey everyone!First, thank you so much for all the support after my recent Podcast episode and the recent BiggerPockets release of the 2nd Editions of The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs....

Recently, the owner/landlord of the duplex next to mine reached out to me. He informed me that he recently did repairs to his roof and that apparently two roofers said that the pitch of my roof is channeling a large a...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Lenders are getting more and more aggressive in their underwriting  - read this...I am researching a project and reached out to a friend who is working for a big lender.  He confirmed - they are approving stuff that m...

I am not sure there is really a good thread here in BP which address this question.  I know there are many blogs but those do not provide expanded conversations around the idea, IMO.  If you are a seasoned, new or pot...

Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...

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Need some advice!! I listed my SFH with a property management company back in May. The PM initially listed it for $1450 which was a bit high for the area, but I was not moving out until July, so he said there...

Hi guys!I am really scared of this due on sale clause that happens when you transfer your rental into an LLC.So Ive been postponing and postponing doing so with one of my rentals that is more expensive because I am wo...