For most people, buying real estate (at least in the beginning), means penny-pinching for long periods of time in order to acquire the capital needed for the investment.

It could be months or even years of fr...

Hey guys!I just bought a multi family here in Portland. I like my neighborhood, my tenants and the rental income. Just one problem… My next-door neighbor is most likely addicted to meth. He works on cars late at night...

does anyone think Detroit and its surrounding areas will recover.. Right now I am looking on zillion and the prices for these homes are crazy! I just seen a home for sale for $1,300 that sold for $160,000 in 2008.....

In my search for SFRs and small Multis in Rochester, I've noticed how few city houses have *usable* garages. I say usable because there are plenty of garages that aren't big enough for a modern car, are deep in the fe...

Does anyone have any experience in owning a car wash? I am under contract on a car wash and wondering if there are any potential pitfalls we should be aware of?Any advice is much appreciated, blessings to everyone!

Hello BigPocketers, I wonder how many of us does actually live abroad (let’s say outside U.S.) and is at the same time an investor in Real Estate in the United States. This great country and huge real estate market gi...

Need some advise. I have 3 rental properties. Two duplex and a single family. I am a month away from paying off the single family which I will cash flow $1900 a month and it worth about 375,000.

Total cash flow wi...

Hello Everyone,
I',m so glad I found this forum! I really need help in this situation so if anyone can give me some/any advice it will be greatly appreciated.
I have a hard money loan against m...

Hi,I own a triplex in Oakland, CA. and each unit has 1 spot dedicated.  One of my units is a 3bd w/ 2 female roommates currently occupying.  Recently, one of the roommates asked if she could park her car in the parkin...

This is the most basic budget question.  My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year.  This gives a really good place to start for a budg...