So here's the issue. I've been renting  a SFH in the rural midwest to a young, single gentleman for 3 years now. Seems like a good guy, quite a hermit. Goes to work, comes home, goes to church, load his dogs and heads...

Situation: I'm a Realtor. My client owns a property in Steelton Pennsylvania that he needs to sell. Two of the tenants have changed the locks and will not let potential buyers in (they pay their rents). The owner says...

Hi guys! This is my first post and I am oh so excited to have stumbled upon the world of Bigger Pockets and financial independence.Where to begin..? I am now 22 years old and live in the city of Seattle, an intimidati...

Hello everyone,I'm trying to figure out what type of cabinets to install in my kitchen. Should I go particle board, prefabricated or the nicer, more expensive plywood cabinets. I'm looking for functionality and cost b...

I am a retired military officer, disabled vet (10 year Terminal Attack Controller during my enlisted years--destroyed knees jumping out of planes), and 30 year real estate investor.  Did I mention my knees are bad?  S...

I bought several rental properties in 2004-5 before the bidding wars drove prices to the point that it didn't pencil to rent them out. At the time, agents told investors that you would make it back through an almost g...

I made a cash offer on a duplex in another state ( Grand Rapids, MI), it's an off market deal and I had to act fast. I misjudged how long it would take to get through my re-finance on my house, and my loan officer sai...

Hi, I took this past year to learn and take as many classes as possible on real estate investing. Now I'm am finally ready to try and acquire my first property but Massachusetts, my local area is ridiculous. Homes are...

Hi, I am located in the Bay Area and looking into an investment property in Austin or the surrounding areas. I have talked to a few realtors and am getting conflicting information on which areas have the best potentia...

We are building a portfolio of rentals and I am looking for a strategic methodology that can be applied to all new rentals that covers everything that is addressed prior to tenancy. Do any of you have a system that wo...