I bought my first property in 2007 when I was 25 (and inexperienced). I bought on a whim as a long term rental (i overpaid majorly). The market crashed soon after. I had the property for 7 years and I had to evict...

Hey BP forum! I wanted to officially introduce myself to everyone as I am beginning my real estate journey. Over the last two years, I have read books upon books on personal finance (of course, starting with Rich Dad ...

Hello BP,Someone I know recently inherited two homes through an estate inheritance. One property is rented with a tenant in place, and the home in Riverside, CA is the home of the person who passed. This post is regar...

Hi All. I'm working on a deal and at the same time creating my own deal analysis spreadsheet, and I would like to ask everyone to give me a little feedback. I know BP has several calculators, and have tried some of it...

Hi. I was Googling and it looked like this may be a good place to ask, because I can not find an answer anywhere! My fiance's ex (they have a son together) is asking him to be her reference on an apartment application...

I am considering renting to a couple who have a very recent bankruptcy on their record.  Their adult child asked if they could be on the lease and they would be responsible to pay the rent. The parents would be the oc...

I have a couple applicants that are married with a newborn baby. She plans on staying home with the baby. They both have mid 700's on the smartmove application, which I think is really good. They both are college educ...

Hello everyone!  I am new to real estate investing and to BiggerPockets.  I am a freelance producer and also own a production company.  I mainly work on commercials, but have done everything from music videos to tv to...

Hi BP,We are new to property management. We took the leap last February and purchased our first duplex.  There are two one bedroom apartments. The downstairs tenant is an elderly lady.  Per the previous owner, the ten...

I have about $30,000 in a self directed roth IRA and I keep going back and forth on how I want to invest it. These are the options I'm considering:1) Get a non recourse loan and use it as a down payment on a buy and h...