Received a description of a house and dont know this statement: "has newer windows three with bb holes" also this statement is a mystery for me: "updated electric ran no plug ins or fixtures in spots".
Even with trans...

When you are buying out of state investment properties, how do you go about finding a contractor or handyman for any repairs or improvements needed?

Hi everyone,

I created an account on here about two years ago, forgot about it, then started meandering around the forums again a week or so ago since I bought my first property.

Anyways, I recently bought an REO co...

I had a tenant that did some work for us and in return I had agreed to get her a new stove in her apartment. I was planning to put her old stove in one of my other units since it worked just fine. When the delivery ...

Robert Shiller thinks we may be doing just that.

US Housing Market Could Be Facing Another Bubble: Shiller

The housing market, which already has been battered by the worst collapse since the Great Depression, could ...

Stockton Deal Analyses – Estimating CostsA while ago I wrote a series of posts ranting about the current state of the residential income property market in Stockton, CA. In each post I highlighted a current listing an...

Hello BP, when establish a LLC with the intention to create series LLC in the future and possibly using Land Trust to hide the ownership, who are the people that i must hire full-time or part-time? How do i manage and...

I wanted to share my personal "getting started" story with the Bigger Pockets universe.  My intention with sharing is to help provide another point of perspective to those who are on the sideline hoping to jump into t...

Hello! Wanted to discuss the more complex tax deductions for short term rentals/Airbnbs. The two STRs I own are 100% exclusively used as STRs. I'm familiar with all the basic deductions i.e. cleaning fees, utilities, ...

I am planning to buy a new rental property with a new mortgage(Conventional 30 year) but was wondering how my old rental property counts in my DTI because I believe my lender is calculating it incorrectly. I currently...