Does anyone know of a tenant screening service that I can do a credit, background and eviction history check on prospective tenants by entering their information myself when a tenant prospect does not have email or ac...

I'm trying to calculate my debt to income ratio so that I can see how many properties I can qualify for under a conventional loan.  I understand the basics that Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance (PITI) all coun...

I’m just about to list a duplex for sale this week. This will be the first time working with the listing I choice. I think he is a perfectly fine agent and I have no concern with the house selling. Today pictures were...

I bought a house as primary residence and after 2-3 yrs. of living in it I rented it out, been about 4-5yrs. It has been foreclosed on Dec. 9,2010. Now I am in the redemption period until June, 2011. So, I still hav...

I'm brand new to BP and am in the process of saving money to try and get myself in a position to buy my first property within the next year.  I'm wondering what advice BP community has for ways to locate off market pr...

On my first rental property from a couple years back in San Antonio, I believed I was buying a 1250sf house, based on the Trulia listing. It was a rushed close, and I didn't receive the appraisal until afterward, when...

Hello! I'm currently planning on buying a rental property in the near future, more specifically a duplex. I was wondering how I would go about making a lease and any other details that should be included. 

The idea of social media consumption is nothing new, but it was from listening to the Bigger Pockets podcasts that got me thinking about the value of media creation versus consumption. You can make yourself famous and...

Tax experts please help...I'm reading the book, Principles of Real Estate Syndication by Samuel Freshman.From book "There are certain tax advantages allowable with respect to new construction of residential income pro...

HI BP Community!I'm curious what the current response and conversion rates are for my local New Jersey RE Investors.   It seems that for me, both have decreased from this time last year.  Quality deals (let's say arou...