Hello BP Friends! My name is Jake, I have worked an 8AM-5PM, salaried job the last few years since graduating from college were I studied Economics and Political Science. I have recently caught the bug.... Over the la...

Hi BiggerpocketsI have a seller that purchased a property in 2001 with his girl friend at the time. They broke up in 2005 and she has since stayed in the property.
The original mortgage of 80k was in both their name...

Below are the markets with the most value appreciation over the last 12 months. Data is sourced from Zillow and covers the "metro area" for each market. 

Some Observations:
-Boise is in another stratosphere. It's ...

Here's some things that have gone on here:
A single family detached house had 21 offers
A two unit property had 6 offers in less than 24 hours
A four unit apartment building had 11 offers
A buyer put in a $10,000 ...

I am first time looking to buy a residential condo in Orenco station area Hillsboro for $290K, which rents for $1700. But when i put in the numbers, the online calculator shows negative cash flow. I was thinking that ...

Do you guys take photos and document the condition of your rentals when a tenant moves in and also moves out? If so, why or why not? 
Do you allow the tenants to see those photos if they ask or dispute a charge when ...

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After 4 months of reading everything I could on this site, in March I finally took the plunge and bought my first rental property in Baltimore Md. After getting the property leased up( using prope...

First of all, I am a new real estate investor. My general strategy is buy-and-hold. I live in crazy California, so my real estate world is pretty bizarre.But, I think that a first time investor should think about star...

The Washington Post recently published an article outlining four reasons why single family home investments are better than apartment complexes. They are summarized below as more favorable financing, easier to sell, m...

Hello, I'm new here and new to REI in general.  I've been starting out by looking at MLS properties near me to get a feel for things in my area.  I've found a few properties which seem good to me on paper, but I would...