There are pages and pages of discussion and opinions on cash flow markets (midwest) vs. appreciation markets (coasts). What I haven't read so far is a simple analysis of the numbers. Since I actually own properties in...

I pay $25/door to install std. Pre-hung doors, $50/door if they are bi-hinge doors. On Friday a new carpentry crew I'm trying hung 11 doors (8 singles and 3 bi-hinge) in 3.5hrs. So he made $100/hr minus $41/hr for his...

That title caught your eye, didn't it?I have 4 tenants in this property.So tenant A & B saying tenant C is smoking pot in the house (I've already given her a warning based on prior rumors). Also, tenant B says ten...

I'll be 55 this and our last one graduates high school and will go off to college this year.  My wife and I a debt free and own 15 rental properties worth around 1.5 million (net after sale taxes).  We also have healt...

Hello,I am in CA, so any California advice would be helpful. Long story short... We have tenants that signed a lease and moved in yesterday. They hid their dog when we first handed over the keys, but I had to go back ...

As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...

Intro…Keeping with the spirit of @J Scott 's  “Diary of a New Construction Project” where we jumped into a HUGE project that we never really had done before, “Tear a house down and build a new one back”. This adventu...

Hello BiggerPocketeers!In an effort to clean up the forums, we're creating an FAQ Forum, where the most-asked questions will be prominently featured, along with some really great answers.I need your help!Please take a...

Hello, I am a new member to BP and currently saving up to invest in real estate with my cousin as a partner (also currently working on getting my real estate license). We decided on renting out small multi-families to...

I was just listening to Elizabeth Colegrove on podcast 103.  She is obviously a very bright investor who is currently doing what I call the W.E.B. Griffin RE investing strategy.  Basically, buying a house at every dut...