I live in California and currently rent. I am considering whether to buy my first home or continue buying properties. Rent has been increasing as such a fast rate that i'd rather be spending on a mortgage than this. F...

Hi there, I'm just starting to get into small multi family.  Should I do section 8?  Sure, the state does autopay $1200 per month. My concern is what if the tenant trashes the property, I have no recourse. I wouldn't ...

I have been trying to research the least expensive way to keep my records until I build my real estate rentals more.  I tried to set up quickbooks online, but without paying $720 a year for the ability to do class tra...

I’m a first time investor and looking to invest in a second home/vacation rental in the Myrtle beach area. Does anybody have experience with beachfront smaller condominium complexes? Are they worth it? Lucrative? What...

It seems like many podcast hosts (including Josh and Brandon on the BP podcast) promote investing for cash flow instead of investing for appreciation.  I understand the economics and the strategies for positive cash f...

Looking for any advice. The good, the bad and the ugly. I have a family in one of my long term rentals. In early December last year, one of their children had a medical emergency in the house and had to go to the hosp...

Hey BP! I am currently a college student set to graduate in May of 2023 and I really need some advice. My girlfriend and I want to do a house hack in the Cleveland area after we graduate. Currently, interest rates are...

Hi, I'll try to keep this short. We have had a 60 year old single female renter since 12/18. We have since found out that she is an alcoholic. Most recently, she was drunk and was yelling out the window that she was l...

Hi, this is my first post on BP. I'm glad to have found such a fantastic community of people! I hope I can not only learn a lot here, but also give back at least a little bit from the experiences that I've had over th...

I thought I'd start a thread on trading. If it garners enough interest maybe we can get an off topic trading forum going. I've learned there are not many trading sites out there nearly as fun as biggerpockets.

I bec...