So I’ve been dealing with one of those ‘tenant from hell’ types for the last couple years in my SFR in Moreno Valley, CA.

He’s been violating city codes by illegally operating an auto repair business on the premise...

In Rich Dad, Poor Dad it says: the people who hurry to catch the wave late usually are the ones wiped out. I wonder if that pertains to starting real estate investing right now. Maybe I wonder because I haven't starte...

I was looking at the MLS today and thought of something interesting.  What if I offered a lease-option to those houses that have been on the market for a long time (at least 90 days)?  I fell like those sellers have a...

We had the sidewalk and driveway redone on the tenant side of our duplex. Yesterday the concrete was poured. This afternoon I noticed that a smile, a pentagram and a third illegible mark had been inscribed in the now ...

ok so here is the story there is a sfr in my target area listed for 105k needs tons of work and was built in 1860 so updating is a must the comps are around 220 and taxes around 8k now from talking to the owner direct...

Hi biggerpockets members.  I would like to ask yall opinion on how to deal my situation.  My tenants are both female, and they are friends.  Today we received a text from one of them stating that she will be planning ...

First things first financial freedom is a marathon, not a sprint. You need to be looking years if not decades into the future and you need the willpower to stay the course over a LONG period of time. In my opinion, th...

I have been toiling over investing in DST 1031 Exchange vs cashing out by paying capital gains. I have read many DST PPM's and have come to conclusion the Sponsors are the only one that can reliably profit from these ...

I wrote an article for the BP Blog asking a question about real estate appraisers and what role they are playing in holding down real estate values: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/07/18/are-appraisers-pa...

Hello everyone!!!

I’m exploring the idea of investing out of state. I been researching Detroit, and it looks like there can be potential there. Any advice on the Detroit market? Any zip codes you guys can recommend?