Hello all. After finally getting our new downstairs tenants in and getting a little breathing room I've started really looking into making the unit legal. I took a trip to the city zoning office today with questions o...

"Aluminum wires is in the electrical panel. It is not a hazard, but insurance may not insure with aluminum wiring present". This is the panel in the laundry room with water heater and lots lines.This is the #1 issue f...

I was so happy yesterday about something nice that happened I just want to share my good news.I bought my first investment property last December and then spent the next months fixing it up.  I had to change contracto...

I started my quest for a park back in December. I am so excited to share that 3 months later, thanks to BP and all the support and confidence and education I have found here, I was able to lock down my first park! My ...

First post guys!  My question has to do with higher risk renters.  I recently purchased and improved a property, and listed it for rent.  The response has been very good, with several interested renters.  The problem ...

I'm posting to vent and maybe get some advice. I have a tenant that I have realized is Bipolar and has some serious mood swings and gets very negative verbally attacking me.She has one of my more challenging units tha...

Accidentally posted this before in the mobile homes forum...so trying again.

Does anyone have any experience renting out houses as crash pads for flight crews? There's at least one large regional airline and a major...

BiggerPockets is excited to introduce its newest book, The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor! Taxes! Boring and irritating, right?Perhaps. But if you want to succeed in real estate, your tax st...

After YEARS of brainwashing by the government and public school systems about marijuana, guess who's soul has a price? California! Apparently the price is $1 BILLION dollars in tax revenue that they COULD bring in b...

My wife and I are new to the STR world. We are currently looking for a vacation home that will double as our first STR in the Orlando/Davenport area. While running some of our options thru Awning.com, we noticed that ...