I am new to real estate investing, and am looking for advice on how to research the best markets.  What information do you look for?  And what resources do you use to gather the information?  I have decided to target ...

I just closed an occupied REO SFH in California last week. I drove by the house but it seemed no one lived there. From the windows, I saw there was a big mess inside the house: very dirty carpet; old and dirty furnitu...

I see some landlords recommend searching social media about the applicant as part of tenant screening. Is this legal to make a decision based on what is found on social media about applicant? I know some websites like...

I am looking to rent an Apartment in St. Petersburg Fl. I was turned down for one because I let them do a background check on me. I had a withheld judgment five years ago and to my understanding after I did my probati...

Thanks to Bigger Pockets, I have gained a great deal of enthusiasm for REI and hope to relocate from the east coast to Denver in the next several months. We are close(ish) to retirement -- maybe 5 years -- so our firs...

Hello,I purchased a vacant old nursing home that is in a low income area of the Dallas / Fort Worth area.  The place has 30+ Rooms and is over 15,000 square feet. I was going to convert this 1950's building to an assi...

I'm all for gun ownership, I own several myself, but do we have any responsibility to inform authorities of those you are clearly having mental stresses or conditions that could lead to the Batman shooting this mornin...

Great article on Realtor Safety. "On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 representing absolute confidence in your safety), how would you rate your safety as a real estate agent?Are you doing the utmost to keep yourself, your ...

We are currently looking to rent out our single family home starting in June. We had several people come and look at the house and are very interested. I told everyone I was doing first come first serve (if they quali...