I am looking into buying single family homes and came across a property that I would like to move forward with, but comes with a basement. Does anyone have thoughts on buying properties with basements? Are they more t...

I get so aggravated with listings on realtor.com where there is only one photo of the property (usually exterior). Why would a realtor do that? I see plenty that look good, but I don't waste my time on them because t...

Hi my name is Donna Smith and I am a single mum with a 6 year old daughter living on the Gold Coast, Australia. I am looking to make the future a bit more secure for my daughter and myself by getting into real estate ...

Hello! I am for the first time trying to do a "for sale by owner" sale to sell a family home. I posted the house to Zillow, but have not had contacts yet. I wonder if the price was just too high at first (we lowered i...

LED Lighting (fixtures)So incandescent is out, CFL’s lasted about two years and now we have LED bulbs but even better... LED fixtures! I’ve started changing out fixtures (as needed – interior and exterior) for the new...

The margins don’t make make sense anymore for me buying single families. Everyone is overpaying in my opinion. I want to buy the land and build 6-10 homes in a community. Anyone here looking to do the same thing?

Hey everyone, I feel like I'm having a bad experience with my property management company, but I wanted to get some feedback for a sanity check. I definitely don't want to fire these guys just to find out that they we...

Hey BP community my name is Shane I am a licensed real estate professional down in Cheyenne, WY and I am new the the Bigger Pockets arena.  First reaction is overwhelmed with the amount of information there is to cons...

Hello BP family, I have narrowed my decision down to invest in either Pittsburgh, PA or Indianapolis, IN. the difference between the two are that Indiana has a bigger population with 876k compared to 301k in Pittsburg...

There are plenty of opinions out there about staging a home to provide a higher sales price and/or faster sale.

Is this recommended for flips? It seems like the cost is fairly high to stage, thus eating into the f...