Our tenants have been renting our house (single family-3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 car garage) for about the past 18 months. We rent it at slightly below the market (we are renting it at $1450 per month and the market is $1500-...

Bigger Pockets Community, I am excited to start my REI journey and I wanted to get my first post out so I can start become more active in this community. I am completely new to real estate but I'm finding immense valu...

I got a DVD set that talks about turning your investment properties into special needs housing. The projected numbers sound good (better than typical leases) but like anything, I'm sure there are downsides. Does anyon...

There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...

Hello All,I have been plugging away at a large sum of student debt over 100k after attending Physical Therapy School for my Doctorate. I am working full time and paying over 2k a month to my student loans and have ref...

I am considering buying a duplex in a college town, about 2 blocks from campus.  Does anyone have experience in college towns renting to college students?  Are they more or less reliable making payments?  How do you d...

I live in Los Angeles. Already own 1 2 unit rental SFR. I currently still live @ home with my parents but I'm looking to get married soon and want to buy another home to move in with my fiancé.
I was talking to a suc...

My rental has a no-pet policy. Mainly because the septic field of the house was just repaired and its all dirt, an animal can really destroy it fast. Its seriously costly and if its destroyed now I really wouldn't hav...

I have a strict no pet policy, but lately prospective tenants have been saying "but my dog is a service animal." Is there a legal definition in my state of Michigan of a service dog?  I don't think I can even ask a pr...