So tenant screening is more difficult than i think I ever thought! Everyone who calls me has a story! It's only be a couple of days so I'm sure it's going to get better...

A prospect that I spoke to today sounded id...

I found a house in the Youngstown, OH area - one of the better parts of town for $9k. The home needs about $10k in work and the comps in the neighborhood range from $33,300 to $64,900.

If I pay cash for the home and ...

Hello BiggerPockets family!
I am new to real estate investing and frankly I am not sure where to start.  I listen to all the BiggerPockets podcast and I have a friend who has been wholesaling for years and just start...

I started out on the same path that most rental property investors do.  I bought a single family rental while working a full-time job, kept acquiring more rentals over the years while self managing, until I hit about ...

Hi everyone,Posting a newbie question here, but wanted to get your opinions since I joined BP last week and I am still at the books/webinars research phase. I'm currently in Los Angeles (Century City/Beverly Hills ar...

Hey guys just some quick questions.

I am looking to buy my first duplex which I will rent out one unit and live in the other. I will be going for an FHA loan 3.5% down.

#1 - What I'm wondering is if I were to borro...

Hi - I have spoken to two bankers. The first is with a major bank who was talking about a 20 year mortgage. The second, a local smaller bank, without an application and over the phone, mentioned a 7 year 'abundance ...

Hi not sure if anyone has a guide or some suggestions from experience but I use credit cards a lot and they aren't doing that much for me right now. I would love to earn miles on purchases and other travel perks. I ha...

Hi folks,I bought my first house in October and it was supposed to be 'turnkey.' At this point, I'm up to 3 maintenance issues, totaling roughly $300 altogether. The first was a broken closet door, the second was a ho...

Good afternoon,

I recently purchased a fourplex fully occupied and all tenants are month-to-month paying under market rent. I want to increase their rent and I have a letter written explaining the increase, but I w...