I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...

Make Sure You Get This One Right
By Niels C. Jensen

There are those who sweat over every decision, worrying about how it will affect their lives and investments. Then there is the school of thought that we should f...

Hi! First time I’ve had an applicant threaten to sue. We said we could overlook credit with good landlord references, last landlord had documented that they owe a balance from withholding rent, so we denied. Tenant di...

and Property Managers in general,Just about no one on Bigger Pockets is as big a defender of Property Managers as I am.  While some folks are great DYI people and can manage their own properties well, I am a firm beli...

One of the first things I learned when I started studying REI, was that the estimates on realty sites like Zillow, etc. were wildly inaccurate.  But are they, really?  And even so, does it really matter?  Let's go ove...

OK, long story short... I bought a unit with 20% down about 5 years ago, fixed it up very nice, rented it out, paid off the mortgage note, sold it, saved up more $, and now I have just under $250,000 in my high yield...

Hello BP !!! this might be a bit long but please read along and help out a fellow newbie investor. I am in the process of obtaining my first flip deal. The seller's realtor has been in the business for 20+ years, ther...

Hi All, I'm curious what kind of property management fees everyone is getting. can you let me know 1) where you invest, 2) how many properties you have (and approximate combined gross rent if possible), 3) what your m...

AS all you know I am not all that keen on newbies thinking the road to real estate rich's is paved through wholesaling. And today I just paid a 100,000.  assignment fee.. can't think of any bigger at least that I knew...

I've owned (2) rental townhomes for 8 years - I've used a property manager and I've never once had any problems.   However - - now, this won't just be a 'side' investment, I am out of my lifelong business career - - a...