Hello, I have chosen a house in Mesquite, TX. This is a 1796 sqft, 4 bed, 2 baths and 1986 built. The house looks good from an inspection perspective and it satisfies what I wanted from a house.  The house had previou...

I am looking into installing a fire alarm system in a 7 unit apartment building that I own.  I would like to do the work myself. I do a lot of the work myself on 1-4 unit buildings. Does anyone here do their own work ...

If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing?  Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...

I have an opportunity to assume a loan at 2.5% in a HCOL SoCal community.  Even at that rate I will still be losing about $800-$1000 per month with a renter due to HOA & Mello Roos.  I'm ok with a negative cash fl...

“Cash flow is king” is a mantra to many. It’s repeated over and over in forums and conferences. I am not a “cash flow is king” investor

Pending one’s stage in life and career, I submit growing equity and increasi...

Why do so many Multi-unit property investors want/allow grass on their rental properties? Why pay for lawn care for $100 per month when you can do decorative rock or other xeriscape designs and hire some neighbor kid ...

Hoping I can get different perspectives from the BP community. Just closed on a C5 zoned property in Colorado Springs on a major street less than a mile from downtown (currently going through growth explosion) and 1 m...

Hi,I had RPM Wichita manage my single family in Andover KS for about two years until recently. RPM started missing owner payments in OCT of 2016 and I had to call them to send payment. They payed but now owe me two mo...

Hi, I am new to BiggerPockets. I already have one investment property in my pocket. It was a very hard journey for me at the beginning because I was definitely not prepared for a lot of things but my first property an...

Hey guys,
Recently purchased a 3/1 sfh in Warren, MI it appraised great home inspection was good. However, fast forward a few weeks and now I am having sewer issues. I had a plumber do a full hydro jetting clean up a...