What's your advice for convincing your spouse to get interested in House Hacking?I love Scott Trench's Set for Life House Hacking mindset. Since 2009, I've owned a foreclosure-rehab turned house hack (5 BR 3 BA). I li...

So I'm new to REI. I have a relative who I overheard talking about a prior employees mother whose house was filled to the rafters with junk and the didn't live there anymore. I drove by the house and there is trash on...

Over the last several months I've spent a significant amount of time reading books, BP forums and almost anything I could get my hands on, to prep myself for my Real Estate journey.

I've finally lined up a ha...

Hello,My partners and I are having a disagreement about if we should hire a property management firm for our portfolio.  We have a goal in mind of a hundred units or so.  My thought process that while hiring a manager...

I am curious how many DIY folks here are making it work without a truck, recently i have been contemplating switching out the car for a truck as i perform more and more DIY task myself, i have been making everything w...

I've heard some intriguing things about EIULs which are basically investment grade life insurance policies that can build up cash value for tax free use later in life.

Does anyone on here have an EIUL policy? If so, ...

What is the typical range to expect for coststo furnish an entire property for a STR? I know there are factors that play into that like size of the property and how high end you want to make it. But i just wouldn’t ev...

After doing some digging around and speaking with several lenders, it seems that the normal guidelines for banks to fund an investment buy and hold property is a 25% down payment, plus 6 months worth of mortgage payme...

Hey all - I did an update on my Turnkey Portfolio for 2016 here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/40...and it was a big hit so I figured I'd do it again for 2017! NOTE: I own OTHER properties that are N...

I tried calling a few Window places, but they will not come out to the property until I own the property (which is understandable).

So, what is my best option for getting repair estimates before I actually own the pr...