Too many companies have been very successful after being started by High School drop outs. Others have success by individuals dropping out of college to start their business. Others who have a 4 or 6 year degree end u...

Hey folks, loving the BP community thus far, hoping to make my first purchase soon! Stuck on a bit of a hard-spot though, might be over thinking. A lot of the education (books, podcasts, forums, etc) I've been taking ...

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I'm new to Bigger Pockets and have spent the last 6 months listening to the podcast, reading investing books and talking to friends who are all interested in the same stuff. I now am at the perfect tim...

Hello BP folks,
I have an interesting situation for one of my rental property which I purchased in Feb 2016 for $109K.
The property has now appraised for $130K and I expect it to appraise at the same rate. I put dow...

Hello Everyone!My S/O and I are currently exploring the option of investing out of state for rental properties and would like to do it on our own(by this I mean no turnkey companies).
Just for some context, We live i...

We have 4 townhouses east of 75 & Haskell (West of Ross), Built ~ 2007. Good condition, 100% occupied. Monthly rent in the ~$1.5/sqft range. I'm currently also the property manager. I'm a professional in another u...

Long story short I never dealt with section 8.

She is a single mom with 5 kids, yes 5 kids. Right away I can see the kids damaging everything. Rent is $1050 a month and section 8 will pay for $800+ each mon...

Hi All:Just came across this article and thought it might help landlords and managers keep on top of a growing trend:
How To Avoid A Fair Housing Claim Over Source Of Income Discrimination source of income discrimina...

I've seen it for almost every rental. Rentals ranging from 500K to 750K in value. 2.5 to 4K in rent.
People show up with absolutely atrociously misbehaved kids. It's always just ONE kid, never people with multiple. T...

Since CA doesn't seem like a very efficient option, I've taken to exploring my options out of state. Just from browsing the forums it seems many members recommend places like TX, GA, AZ, Vegas etc. However,  I thought...