I was talking to a friend of mine who has been renting apartments for about 10 years. his advice to me was just clean the apartment really well
everything is commercial grade carpet and builder grade fixtures and cou...

Hello all,

After reading @J Scott very inspiring Diary of a New Construction, I thought it would be a good idea to start a Diary of a Rental Property to document the process I go through in my area to ge...

Good evening everyone,My two eldest siblings and I are thinking of joining forces to capitalize on approximately 8K sqft of land behind our mother's home. We've talked about doing something with it for years, but our ...

I use postlets and CL for advertising, show the place myself, screen myself, and hand the keys over myself.  I've often wondered if using a realtor to outsource this is worthwhile.  

Landlords! What do you do when a tenant calls in the middle of the night? 

Hello BPConsidering buying our first home as a primary residence. We want to start a family and move into a house we can call home.With interest rates so low, we can get a great rate on a 15-year mortgage.However, we ...

Hello Bigger pockets

Back in 2012 I bought a Duplex in a B or C neighborhood

I did very upscale renovations

centering around fancy kitchen and bath faucets

floating vanities, water fall fauc...

What has surprised you the most that you have ended up not liking to do as as a property manager?

When I first started out in real estate I didn't anticipate painting being that big of a deal. After all, it's pret...

Hi Everyone! I'm new to the real estate investing game and am wanting to purchase my first multifamily property in Chicago in the next 6 months. I'm planning on taking out an FHA loan to take advantage of 3.5% down an...

I am looking to deploy 200-250. I understand that IRR is the more common metric in MF. Just curious in the near term what I should expect to make on my money. I am willing to do some value add. I am looking for B clas...