Hey guys, I've been a full time real estate agent for several years now and up until this year that has always been my primary income. However this year I focused more time flipping properties than selling real estate...

The response I get most often when I ask this question is that it's disruptive to local lifestyles to have more frequently rotating tenants and as a result STRs can decrease property values.  The first one is qualitat...

Hi Everyone,I’ve been lurking for a few months now and this is my first post here after trying to get a lay of the land. Apolgies if it’s long, just a lot on my mind.About me:- Live in the East Bay Area- Wife and I ar...

I have looked at 50-100 deals in my area of West Los Angeles. It is difficult to find properties that are cash flow positive after expenses and debt service. Basically, the deals do not look very attractive. I am curi...

I thought I would throw out a topic for discussion....Tell me about the process that you go through to screen tenants.

A humorous tag line but a series topic.  (grab a soda, this will take moment)One of the things that I like most about BP is the ability to come here and talk at varying depths about something that I am extremely passi...

To the BiggerPockets community,What have been your best passive investments? By passive I mean less than 1 hour of your time in total a month on the investment.  What was the initial cost?  How much time did it initia...

Im sure many of us have read all the warnings and reviews of buying low price properties, and the problems typically associated with them, but all that considered, it is what first attracts a lot of people , indeed th...

Investing in real estate during a recession makes many people feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity.
In my 30 years of real estate investing, I’ve see...