I met a lady and her son that own roughly 11 properties throughout the city approximately 40+ units in their total portfolio. They've managed these properties for some years now and are looking to sell them all and re...

Hello all.  I have resisted the urge to create a real estate investor course for many years.  There is a ton of free info here on BP and there are a pile of good courses out there.  Now I am going to create a course. ...

Hi,Here is a copy of an email I received  from a possible tenant. @Brandon Turner am I being too strict?

We've had a brutal winter in Chicago this year! Lots of snow and ice.

So a tenant in one of our building's rents an illegal basement apartment. We bought the building in Oct and inherited the tenant - I didn'...

Hi BP Family,I am exploring the short term rental market and was planning to self manage the property. One question that keeps coming up is how to handle the trash cans? I don't want my guests having to show up to a h...

I know this dead horse has been beaten plenty of times, but as stated in my only prior post I am just beginning my investor career. I am finally in a place where Ive been paying all bills on time for 4+ years, my wife...

Hi everyone,I'm trying to learn as much about Lease Options as possible. I've been reading Wendy Patton's literature and watching her videos. In one of her videos she mentions Clean Slate Credit Solutions as the compa...

I posted this for discussion on the investment aspects of Detroit.
I am very pro Detroit, but not ready to invest there yet--too many problems.
I think it has a ways to go before I'd be comfortable investing there.=...

BiggerPockets is awesome!My name is Matthew and I live here in Menifee, California. I am currently 27, and I have been working as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Ultrasound) since I was 20. I reached a plateau in my...

I have a 3 bed 1 bath 1200 sq' SFH with full basement.Basement is okay as basements go, but isn't pretty or inviting...Washer and dryer are in the basement.Home is on a septic system.I'm considering converting the sma...