Never have I ever seen any other industry so ready and willing to  give out so much information about how to profit from real estate to  potential/ future competitors. I find it interesting and even a bit suspicious. ...

Hi everybody. I'm just about ready to househack one of my rooms in my 3b 2b SFH. I have a potential lead, but I need some assistance on getting started. I know I need a separate bank account and rental forms. I also n...

I am just on the tail end of my first investment and I am a little disheartened. Purchased a duplex property in very rough shape on the inside and outside. Completely updated both sides including, new furnaces, ele...

Hello BiggerPockets family!
My name is Patrick and I'm in Birmingham, Alabama. 
I am new to all of this so any input would be appreciated. I figure just asking for help as a newbie isn't sufficient; so I developed a...

Hey everyone,  I was interested in doing student housing and I know individual room rental is becoming popular. My question is, how do you determine rental rates when doing this? Do you just go by the going rate for t...

So I'm working my first lease option agreement and have some questions on legalities.  First a quick overview of the situation. I am a Realtor and had a referral come to me wanting to sell her parents home. She lives ...

Earnings too high to claim passive losses?
so what happens if you have lots of passive losses on real estate - but your active income is over 150k? is there a way to still claim those loses if you are a full time emp...

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I really hope I haven't missed a discussion on this, I've tried doing a search on it here, and it mostly leads to discussions about how inaccurate Zillow is. :) Be that as it may, I am interested in usi...

Hello BP!Just wondering if you guys have any references for a good place to get started building a website? Mostly just for directing leads. Cheap is great, and i have zero website building experience, but lots of gen...

This is a bit of a public service announcement.  Rant mode is on- but this should prove entertaining and educational so bear with me.I made the mistake yesterday of using the little "contact agent" form on Zillow.  Wi...