We had a showing at one of our C class properties yesterday, and a propsective tenant came in with a boyfriend. She submitted an application (incomplete, and that in itself is a red flag, short rental and employment h...

I have a contract to buy a distressed single family house that I plan to rehab and sell. The house is vacant and uninhabitable as is. It sustained water damage from a broken pipe in the kitchen last winter. The insura...

Hello Baltimore community! As you can see, this is my first post on BiggerPockets and I have tons of enthusiasm for investing in real estate, but also tons of questions. I currently live in DC, but I recently moved he...

My wife and I are interested in purchasing rental properties on a buy-and-hold basis when we settle down in Northern California in about 9-10 years. She is currently a medical student and obligated to serve 8 years in...

Many, many years ago I hit on the easiest, most beneficial strategy I've ever found. I've been lucky enuff to use this for 40 years or 2 full cycles. What is a cycle?

We always talk about buying or owning real estate...

Everywhere a person turns today it seems to be a constant assault of some messaging about impending doom in Real Estate. From Youtubers too mainstream media, it's everywhere, sounding off of various frameworks of same...

One of my best tenants, a tile setter who works with builders finishing interiors of new builds, has run into a lot of bad luck. He had several surgeries resulting from a previous condition and could not work for week...

All,I'm a first-time landlord, we're looking to rent our first property as it is.  I have a SFH that is entirely tile, so floors are pretty durable.  My question is this, I set a non-refundable pet deposit that is hal...

Recently closed on a house and just listed for rent. Been listed for rent for four days now and only had one application. Applicant credit score too low so decided to pass. We are approaching the Winter season and it’...