Hello,My name is Nick Panetta.  I live in Palmetto, FL with my wife and our two daughters Taytum (2.5 yrs old) and Reese (3 month old).  Currently, I am a strength and conditioning coach in the Bradenton, FL area.  My...

I bought a house in 2003 and lived there 3 years.  When I deployed to Iraq in 2006, I rented it out and have been renting ever since.  I was new to real estate and did not depreciate it until recently (maybe past 4 ye...

A few weeks ago I met a retired gentleman that had moved to Washington state.  His home in Riverside, CA was vacant and in bad condition and there was a title issue that I helped him clean up.Well all this good will h...

I am evaluating a listing that has good cash flow but is located in a bad area. My current situation is that I have never owned a property before and currently rent an apartment. I am 25 and have a net of around $50...

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I found a decent house in a decent neighborhood that will rent at a fair amount.

I have not called the owner because I do not know exactly what to say. How do I approach?

The...

Hi! I finally bought my first triplex. I have Bigger Pockets to thank for my REI education. Now, I'm in my property management education phase.It seems one of my tenants is always late with her payments. She does end ...

I was just getting started in real estate investing in Indianapolis but moved to Chicago for other reasons. At first glance  seems like the Chicago market is saturated and every single property has an HOA fee which I...

Hi BP'ers, I've been reading Brandon's new No Money Down book and realized that I may have a deal unfolding right in front of my face.  A friend of mine has been sprucing up his rural home to prepare it for sale for s...

It would be great to hear from people who have been in the business a while and deal with significant portfolios.  What would you do if you were starting all over and were given a very large lump sum of money (approx....

I need some suggestions on pitching investors.  Here in my resort community we have plenty of ma and pop hotels ~ over the past two years my small business has almost doubled in sales.  These local hotels are getting ...