Good morning Bigger Pocket Community. We need all of the help we can find to make this a win-win for everyone!!! Last year we came across a 3 bed/ 2 bath, all brick home, in an ok neighborhood, and the seller was abou...

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...

Hi Friends, I'm a huge fan of the collective wisdom of BiggerPockets, and wanted to seek out a few ideas. There is an apartment building listed on the MLS that I've been fantasizing over for several weeks, and after m...

I have been working toward a buying a house using a Realtor as my Buying Agent.  Deal is supposed to close the end of this month January.Summarizing, I made it clear to MY $#@!ing Realtor that I did NOT want my deal t...

I got an offer accepted and I am so high I cant even see straight.I do NOT want to mess this up. It took me 2 months of spending my fortune to get this one.Can you lovely people walk me through this?What is next?So I ...

Sorry in advance for the novelI bought my 1st rental property on aug 28.  It was a duplex and in september I converted it into a triplex.  The property came with tenants living in 1 unit month to month and the owners ...

Hi everyone, I own a few small multi-family properties (8 units total)  and I have heard that it is good to transfer rental properties over to an LLC ownership. I wanted to ask what would be the benefit of doing this?...

Hi BP. My husband and I own a fourplex and our neighbor/tenant has been paying rent later and later each month since she signed her lease in May. She is honestly not someone we would have rented to if we'd had control...

About 10 years ago, I sold a house with seller financing. I closed at a title company.  They recorded my deed of trust (mortgage).  The buyer stopped paying me.  I discovered that she sold the house a few months ago b...

What cities do you all consider the best long term investments? I've had my eyes on western suburbs of Detroit and suburbs of Dallas TX like Fort Worth.