Hi guys, I am closing a property in February and this house has a huge backyard.I see that Sam's club has $1k playground so I am very tempted to try this one for my Airbnb. (Probably 1.5k~ with mulch)There is a huge d...

Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property.  A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago.  I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...

For those of you who actively choose to invest in high crime areas, what do you make sure to factor into your numbers? -higher vacancy-higher possibility of turnover -hiring a property management company with skill an...

For the last 15 years I have been answering questions from unknowledgeable wanna be investors who watched a guru on YouTube and now wants to know where to get the earnest money to tie up multi million dollar propertie...

My buildings are 3-leveled, all the walls surrounding each unit, the floor and ceilings are all concrete so should fire happens, it would be contained in the unit where it starts. First and second level have brick ext...

I am very familiar with hard money, however It has been a while since I have used it. I am not looking for a loan, but I do wholesale a lot of properties, and my buyers sometimes need some coin. Back in the day it was...

I currently have 3 SFH rentals solely owned (1 in San Francisco Bay Area and 2 in Indianapolis metro area) and 1 apartment building in the Bay Area with co-investors). I have a lot of equity in the Bay Area house and ...

I have an applicant for a property in Anchorage, Alaska that is wanting to sign a lease for a family member that is an illegal immigrant. The individual wanting to sign the lease is unable to provide a completed appli...

Online home tours growing as a safe alternative in times of social distancing while real estate industry deals with sudden uncertainty.
The sign outside the house says For Rent, but Eleanor Baker hasn’t been in a hur...

Hello Everyone,I am a newbie real estate gal in San Antonio, Texas, and it’s taken me some time to feel educated enough to even ask pertinent questions, but things are starting to gel after a year of reading and liste...