I have been reading about the 2% rule but seriously questioning its accuracy. I got a great deal on a house in a desirable area of Austin for $297k. The rental we are getting is high ($2500) for the area. However, acc...

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I am 24 years old have been on and off of Bigger Pockets for a bit as I save up for my first home. I am 24, live in Seattle and just closed on my first home. The property is a single family home with a s...

Hello fellow BP members. Has anyone taken the training provided by Than Merrill's group Fortune Builders? I'm looking for any pros and cons in taking this or any "Guru" type training. Any responses will be greatly...

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie in real estate investment. I'm learning a few courses about flipping houses now. My goal is to get my first deal in the next 5 months. I feel overwhelmed because there are so many things need...

Hey hey hey BiggerPocketeers.I'm doing a bit of research for an article for the BiggerPockets Blog.How do you collect rent? Checks, Venmo, other software (please name names) or something else entirely?Please let me kn...

To all the amazing women investors on BP! My name is Jenny Cunningham from FL, I started investing in real estate about 2 years ago with my partner (male) and have mainly focused on doing flips while recently looking ...

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More markets are creating "Good Cause Eviction" laws designed to protect tenants from unfair evictions. Essentially, the landlord can only evict if the tenant violates specific requirements.What do you think? Are they...

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I am new to this site and have been getting active on many threads and I see a common theme in the rental area - investors are managing their own property. I am wondering why so many investors are not usin...

I have one tenant who's been here a long time, before I started not officially including internet. Now I say "I sometimes share mine with people as a courtesy, but it's not included-- if the person makes my internet ...