A word to fellow investors from both coasts- too many liars and blood suckers waiting for opportunity to rip you off. If you're a working professional and haven't seen the ugly side of greed , traps, lying, betrayal e...

I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble.  I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...

My first rental is a B class SFR, Rent 1500/month. I put all new finishes and it LOOKED really nice. I went to do my first rental inspection after 5-6 months( while doing a walk through with an appraisal company to BR...

I found BiggerPockets about 2 years ago. It has been an amazing time learning so much about real estate investing and hearing all of the incredible stories from amazing investors around the world.In the past 6 months ...

Hi everyone,I'm wondering whether my fiancé and I should begin to pay our debt down ASAP or begin investing in RE. I know there are intelligent arguments on both sides of this issue and that it depends on the details ...

I have been investing for just over 10 years.  I started with a duplex where I lived in one side and rented out the other.  I now have 13 properties.  I feel like I know what I am doing, but whenever I look at my numb...

So I have a rental that is currently on the market in the A+ neighborhood in San Francisco.. When I posted the listing on Zillow 13 days ago, the Zillow calculated rent is $4600, and that became $4300 today...Also, fo...

I'm learning some hard lessons on my second rental property purchase here in California. I inherited 2 tenants that have refused to pay rent since closing on the property in late October. In late November I served a 6...

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Ok, so I was scanning Craigslist and came across an ad that basically went like this.

"Are you an out of town investor? Want to buy property but don't want to jump on a plane in order to see it? Let me help you! For ...