I own an now long since abandoned house in NJ.  There was no mortgage but the taxes and W/S bills now far exceed any possible value of the property.  The town used to clean up the property and then put a lien on the p...

In the process of purchasing my first turnkey property out of state.  Just got the home inspection report, and it sounds like a disaster.  Water damage on the ceilings, wood rot, old HVAC, questionable roof, dead mice...

I've know we've previously discussed the pros and cons of vinyl wood plank flooring in other topics, as well as Trafficmaster Allure, but I've recently seen this new product at Home Depot Called Trafficmaster Allure U...

I hate dealing with Fannie Mae.

I have this FNMA property under contract to close on May 2. There is a separate thread on that HERE, but I think this is a different issue and I need some advice on how to mov...

Anyone have advice on how to calculate the 'numbers' on vacation rentals?I believe it can have a good cash flow even with the added expenses as long as the property is in a area of high rental demand and the property ...

Hi All,I'm FINALLY ready to launch something that I've been working on - a new construction project documented through videos.In order to get a head start and work through some of the logistics of setting up the video...

Hi all, New as new can be here. I have been starting my research and want to make sure I'm looking at this correctly. It seems too easy, so i have to be missing something. Take this for example, assume all things rema...

Toledo has been mentioned 3-4 times in USA Today and Wall Street Journal in the last few years for rental investments. Another article has just been published in the Toledo Blade:Toledo, OH Lucas County great for rent...

Hi everyone! Super excited to have found the BiggerPockets community! I am based in Oregon and I am planning on diving into the world of out of state investing.
I have bought and sold a couple of  homes here locally ...

Hi all,
Okay, so I just took position of a property and the previous owners smoked inside for years. Everything is yellow. I’ve gutted the house and painted two coats of kilz, the house still smells really bad. It’s b...