I'm close to making my first ever investment purchase, which turns out to be a tax sale. I thought the only downside is I won't be able to cash out on it during the redemption period.  Now more and more questions are ...

Hi all! I am a net lease investment agent based in California. I am getting my GA license not only to continue in the commercial real estate field as an agent but also to start investing here. Where can I hang my lice...

Hi everyone,
I'm a 27-year-old young professional looking at buying my first house (owner-occupied duplex) in the Midwest. I have quite a bit of student debt, but a good credit score (750+) and high annual income. Af...

Why am I ALWAYS generating a negative cash flow? I already own a home I live in, and want to invest in another property nearby. However no matter which house I look at I never can seem to come out positive! This vi...

I am in the process of closing on one of my investment property. It's conventional financing 30 years fixed @ 5% on 20% down. Interest rate was locked when initiated the application couple of months back at 5%. Now ra...

I just purchased my first rental property.  The property is very nice, however the bathrooms are beige and look outdated.  It is a 2br/2ba and one bathroom has a beige tub and beige tiling in the shower.  The second b...

So we have a new place and it has the old style rocker switches. I'm replacing them with Decora style. Question is this: the kitchen cabinets, counter and backsplash almost demand a brown colored outlet/switch and pla...

I'm Charlotte, North Carolina & the inventory is low and competitive especially for homes under $150,000 often times resulting in multiple offers.  Would anyone recommend me still buying & paying market price ...

Hello to everyone in the BP community - My name is Ken Yu and I'd like to introduce myself to this wonderful community. I'd like to branch out my career in real estate and I think that Bigger Pockets is the best place...

Hey everyone, great news, I'm in the market to buy my first home! The bad news is that Orange County is insanely expensive, which is why I want to house hack. However, there's not that many multi unit buildings that c...