I’ve recently connected with someone I believe could be a viable mentor and his first suggestion is that I get my broker’s license, not necessarily to get in to the business of selling houses but instead to gain acces...

Hello everyone,Fairly new member (and overall investor) here looking for help. Thank you beforehand for any advice!I have the opportunity to get into a duplex with either an FHA loan at 3.5% down or with a conventiona...

BP Community - I'm in contract on a SFR in Jacksonville, FL. I'm a little stuck and need advice on best course of action. Situation: The water and power are shut off at the property (it's an REO held by a private lend...

Today I looked at a 6 unit property.  I like it alot but who cares what I think or like, especially if I never purchased a mutlifamily property before.  I learned that the numbers matter the most.  Please give me your...

Hello Bigger Pockets Family!
I am living in the California Bay Area, and looking for guidance on a starting point for out of state rental property investing. I have struggled between a single-family and a duplex and ...

My 100th post! Not the biggest success story, but my latest problem solved. (Big Announcement at the end!)Here is the story of how I turned a broken lease into a $300/month rent increase. It really isn't that hard, I ...

Hello BP forums,This is my first BP post! I'm a 19 yr. old college student on course to become a law enforcement officer, which I am highly anxious for that job. I have one year left until I'm in a academy. I'm really...

Id like to hear everyone who is a member of Bright MLS (Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Delewar, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Baltimore, Philadelphia,) what your thoughts on the new off market policy is?  For tho...

Hey all! My wife and I have a duplex that we rent here in Kansas City. On one side of the duplex, we rent to a Section 8 tenant. We have run into a bit of an issue.The tenant is a single woman, around 55 years old. Th...

Hi Bigger Pockets world, I'm not sure if anyone will read this however, here goes.

I have been following the BP podcasts and have listened to 17 episodes and so I joined the site.

My market is Southern California.

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