BP,I was speaking with a friend of mine who recently began working for a financial group. She mentioned that she had a few clients that had use their overfunded life insurance policy as financing for a deal. Basically...

Hey guys,So I recently got out of my 3rd deal in Cicero, IL (Chicago Land Area). I’ve gone through the process 3 times (Offer accepted, appraisal, inspection) and for some reason something always needs to come up. So ...

HelloI have a row house in Baltimore that I am rehabbing. My intention is to rent it for section 8. While putting the new ceilings (dry wall) I have noticed that there is no insulation present between the roof and whe...

Hey Folks, I have several friends who have properties that they manage themselves.  I am trying to build my portfolio as a property manager but most are unwilling to turn over their properties because they do not see ...

We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR.  But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...

Hey BP - I am having some trouble getting my first property rented and I would love to have some feedback from the community to see what I should be doing differently.Property details:2 Bd/ 1 bath duplexLight rehab pe...

I have a nice 2 acre lot with a view in the middle of the Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Wears Valley triangle.  I'm trying to narrow down what to build on it. I'm considering an upscale 4 Bedroom 4 1/2 bath Pool cabin...

Hi BP,I am seriously considering suing my PM, and would like to hear what other landlords would do in this situation.Recently one of my Dallas rentals became vacant. It was originally rented to an elderly couple and t...

Hey folks - so I have a property in a lower-income part of town and almost every tenant who applies has a pitbull. (The animal, not the singer!) Anyway - tenants today know the game. They just need to say "it's a serv...

(I'm kind of copying @joederobertis' other post asking for predictions about beachcities poised to boom.)Since so many neighborhoods in LA have been gentrifying recently into "cool yuppy/hipster" areas.  Heck even San...