I own and manage 6 units with $100K in gross rents, all cash-flowing in the Bay Area, while working an "officially" full-time job. Bought the last directly through listing agent, and in contract on 2 duplexes right...

Hello, I have a problem tenant and the latest is I have a failure to pay rent judgement against them.  Today is the day I can file for eviction.  Last night I get a text from the tenant saying I can come pick up the r...

If I were to guess, here's what my friends did today:@Serge S. spend today thinking hard about the next $500,000@Brian Burke took his wife in his plane to Malibu, or something, and spent money he has@Brandon Turner to...

My dad just sent me this link.

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/motor-city-goes-bust-largest-ever-municipal-bankruptcy-in-u-s-history/

What do you all think about the REI market in Detroit after...

So two years ago I became a member here at biggerpockets because I was interested in becoming financially independent.  The consensus here on the forums was that I shouldn't get into real estate if I wasn't going to b...

Anyone else feel guilty or bad at the idea of terminating a purchase contract? We have a property that we put an offer in on that was in "fantastic shape" and it got accepted after the seller countered. But after insp...

At one point somehow I accidentally paid my mortgage on an investment property twice in the same month.

That was dumb, I thought, after realizing my mistake. However, instead of calling the bank and trying t...

I've read news reports that say up to 20% of rent has gone unpaid in the last couple of months. I manage 350 units and all but one has paid (we extended grace far longer than normal but now we're in the process of evi...

Now that I have your attention, I'm open for suggestions as to how we avoid the inevitable.

I've been reading and studying up on the financial problems that keep growing here in the U.S. Here is an article that has s...

Hello guys.

This site has been very helpful for me and encouraged me to start as an investor.

Again, thank you for responses and I am looking forward to get some again.

Typically, the more urbaniz...