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Richard W. I made a newbie mistake, WORST possible, bought a 2nd! Advice please.
18 April 2015 | 33 replies

Like the title says, after months of research, I felt reasonably confident to buy my first foreclosure at an online county auction. I'm not an investor, this was for my family and I to live in.

I ended up pay...

Ben Stout Please advise: potential nightmare
2 January 2013 | 45 replies

Hello everyone,

Happy New Year to you all!

I am currently working overseas but have been watching a property in my neighborhood and waiting for it to come onto the market. The ARV is $60k, will rent for $800/mo, a...

Gary Kurtz Trying To Find My Niche
27 November 2013 | 39 replies

I have a pretty good job that I've been working at for many years. We have good credit and some money saved. I've listened to many of the podcasts on BP, ready many posts here and have learned a lot.

What I...

Rodger Curbelo What would you do? 575 Credit. 20k in Savings, ready to buy.
1 November 2020 | 62 replies

Context: I have bad credit. My fiancée has good credit. I have proof of income. She doesn’t work. We have 20k in savings, we’re ready to buy. Question: What would you do? How would you actually go about making this ha...

John Liaaz Why do many landlords not hire management?
31 May 2021 | 28 replies

I notice that it's a mixed bag when it comes to management on here. Half prefer to manage all their properties themselves and the other half won't touch a property without a manager/management company. Why is this suc...

Josh Polston Tenant Refuses Stove - threatens to withold rent
7 November 2016 | 58 replies

[punchline at the end] I have a legacy tenant that has been living in the building since purchase (7 years ago) and they recently killed their gas range with only one of 4 burners working.  When they notified me it wa...

Kyle Reynolds Vegas SFR primary - Ever acceptable to Lose?
27 February 2019 | 32 replies

Hello BP, There is a 3/2 SFR in Las Vegas with a wonderful location to parks, schools, shopping, etc and I'm considering purchasing for my primary residence. The home is $10k undervalued for the area. It is a small fi...

Joey Nakayama Move-in fee v. security deposit
29 July 2017 | 55 replies

As a Chicago landlord, I've noticed many local apartment listings that ask for a non-refundable move-in fee instead of a security deposit. I suspect this is partially due to Chicago's strict laws regarding security...

Garrett Hawk Landlording in Class C Neighborhoods
22 February 2019 | 40 replies

I am starting to invest in Class C neighborhoods for the first time. (Previously stayed in Class B and above)What are some recommendations for screening tenants and rent collection?(Bigger deposit? Background Checks?)...

Dave Meyer What Questions Do You Have For Real Estate Experts?
19 April 2022 | 67 replies

Hey Everyone, 
I hope you all have had a chance to check out BiggerPockets' newest series, On The Market. If you haven't you can find it here on Spotify or watch us and subscribe on YouTube.  The show is designed to ...