First time landlord here. We just started advertising our rental 3 weeks ago. $1675/month for a 3 bedroom in Garfield NJ. We've gotten a lot of interest, 30 different groups of visitors, of those 8 applicants...We wan...

I have been involved in real estate for nearly 50 years and have always been very positive about the future. I started at a very young age buying real estate and investing in more and more as decades went by. If I was...

Hello everyone,  I have been searching for a duplex in Philadelphia, PA. for the past 4-5 months. My plan is to purchase w/ an FHA loan (will use 203k if needed), occupy one unit and rent out the other. I haven’t been...

Hi BP Community,I could use some advise on options available for retirement accounts from past employers. I do have a few accounts available and I think it's fairly easy to rollover into a Self Directed IRA using a cu...

Currently have a listed 4-plex for sale, 100% occupied. As a screening tool, I ask for proof of funds before we bother a tenant and show the property. To me, any liquidity qualifies: bank letters, bank statements, sto...

Rent it out yourself or use a agent which is better For renting out apartments.

Hi All,I want to first start out by saying thank you to the many of you that I have had the chance to connect with through Bigger Pockets, both over lunch/coffee and here online.With that being said, over the past two...

1st they gobbled up homes by the truckloads in certain markets (bigger homes, which don't cash flow that well but research shows vacancies are at 4-5 years) and now introduce loans to landlords to further flood the...

We are doing the new FHA Streamline refi for homes pre-July 2009 with the .01 funding fee and less monthly MIP. Just wondering if anyone else is having unexpected issues pop up. Already surprised as it was supposed ...

Does anyone have experience with renting to section 8 tenant? Is it advisable to rent to section 8 tenant? Specifically does anyone have experience with section 8 tenants in Florida?