Last winter we got slammed with a lot of furnace problems with our units. This year we resolved that we were going to do a furance inspection on all of our units in October, so that we can prevent any surprises befor...

Well, I just bought my first rental property, and will have it leased out shortly. Now it's time to set up the accounting. I have a copy of QuickBooks (2015) from another business I own, and would like to use that. Fo...

Hi!My name is Mike Strobel and I am a current senior at Liberty University studying Project Management. I am also a Marine Corps veteran (as you can probably tell from my profile picture). I served on active duty from...

Hi Everyone

What an honor it is to find forums like this on the internet.

My Name's Paul, I'm a 20 year old Aussie Entrepreneur with a fire to make alot of money in real estate and make a secure financial future for...

Hello BiggerPockets community!  My name is Andrew Marsh and I am an aspiring real estate investor from Omaha, Nebraska.   By day, I am a certified public accountant with a broad spectrum of experience ranging from fin...

Hey folks, what is the general consensus? I want to get into rental property investing and my question is should I buy a primary home prior to buying a rental property?

Or conversely, should I rent for my primary res...

I've had two recent issues with break-ins and attempted break-ins within the last month at my triplex. My initial setup was a deadbolt and handle setup. In the break-in, the deadbolt was left unlocked and a student-te...

Hi Everyone - you may have noticed that we recently added some credentials to your forum cards. If you hover over my name, for example, you will see my posts, votes, # of investments, and investing experience in years...

I'm curious to know how many rentals those of you that frequent this forum own.

And how many of you do 100% of the maintenance yourselves? I'm curious if the higher volume individuals have their own "maintenance man...

Hi, I am self-managing my rental property and looking into the option of using a home warranty service. Once I get the service activated, I will share the service number with the tenant and he calls directly the serv...