Hello Bigger Pockets Community,My name is Nick Narine and I am a 25 year old, civil and environmental engineer. I am looking to start real estate investing in order to gain passive income and invest in my future. I am...

Hi all!  I'm looking at my first investment property in Tacomas Lincoln district. A lot of properties in the area are zoned as RCC, mixed residential and commercial.  There also seems to be government investment in re...

We have a rental property that experienced a major plumbing issue - water leak in the wall.  The contractor says it will take 2-3 weeks to complete repairs and the management company is asking if we are willing to pay...

Had a tenant evicted last week and he owes over $1k. We have a court order for him to pay but I was curious if I'd ever see my cash. Hes changed jobs 4 times in 7 months so I see wage garnishment highly unlikely. Will...

Hi Everyone, I'm going to be making offers on my first properties in the next 2 days or so and was wondering if anyone knew of good banks/Credit unions in the St. Louis area that have good rates and terms on cash out ...

Just curious, when you examine a mult-family/apartment deal, how do you allocate what the fair value of your purchase should be? In one of my accounting classes in graduate school, we are learning about fair value mea...

Hey everyone, I'm a student at the University of South Florida, Tampa.  A few weeks ago I went to a REI class with one of my friends.  Reading on biggerpockets I see that was a bit of scam, but I still learned some fr...

I am a dental hygiene student and will graduate on 2015.

So here's my plan is to get a good paying full-time job first and then do part time real estate investing. I am interested in rentals for passive cas...

Hi BP-- This is my first post. Well, my first everything actually. I've screened and approved my first tenant on my first investment property (duplex). Here's a brief rundown on the situation:During the lease signing ...

I just found a small house in a nearby county. It's a typical opportunity, low price, moderate rehab costs, decent rent, etc. However, I usually look at school districts when I evaluate a house and its neighborhood be...