Alright. Grab yourself a fresh cup of coffee for this one. In this post, I tried to give the necessary info while trying to make everything as simple as possible, but this is longer than your average post. Read til th...

First of all thanks for reading this as I realize it is a bit lengthy. I just think this info is important in order to give proper context to my question.What would be a fair profit split on a deal where i bring all t...

Hi BP,I've been looking at potential rental properties with no particular location in mind and came across homes in Danbury CT. According to Zillow, a great amount of homes here that are in the $200-300k price range h...

Hello everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets and this is my first post. My question is about how to prepare myself and gain the necessary skills to flip houses and fix up rentals for a living.I am a sophomore in college...

Hello BP.I have recently began my journey into buying my first property.  I have my financing in order and now it is time to start running numbers and making offers.  I've heard people say that you shouldn't get emoti...

Any silver lining there. 100,000 creditors. 78,000 homes empty, population 700,000, down 1,300,000 from the glory days. 40% of the street lights are out, half the parks closed and over 100 schools closed. Highest crim...

This is my first experience as a landlord and really don't think I've handled it well. My first big mistake was I got to friendly with the tenants.Mistake number 2 is the first time they were late with the rent I l...

Hi Guys,Have any of you guys completed a turnkey investment? Would love to hear any and all thoughts on the process itself and success/failure stories. I recently began considering this option more and don't know much...

I’ve been wanting to find a rental property since I started listening to bigger pockets, so when my wife and I decided we wanted to relocate from Denver to San Diego I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to rent...

I did a quick search in the forums and couldn't find a discussion about gentrification. I live in New York and this is a HUGE issue because basically the only "affordable" real estate is in primarily minority areas. T...