I want to start by saying: WHOLESALING IS NOT ILLEGAL. Wholesaling is buying a property at a discount and selling it to an investor or anyone who isn't the end user. I'll address a few common questions and misconcepti...

Situation - You've just closed on a new property. It needs significant repair / renovation work. Your goal is to fix it up and have it rented or on the market as soon as possible.

What is the very first thin...

What is a sandwich lease option, and how exactly does it work?

Hello,Long time lurker, first time poster here on BiggerPockets. I have been following the site and listening to the podcasts religiously for about a year now. I currently have one investment property in California, w...

So we had an incident in one of our duplexes where a guest of the tenant was shot inside the home. I heard about it from the tenant on the other side who was afraid for their own safety, obviously. They have called me...

Hi there,
I was just listening to an introductory recording (one of those "basic info to get you interested in coming to my seminar" type talks) by a real estate guru named Joe Crump.
One quick way he recommend...

Hi,I purchased a house recently and my property manager did make-ready repairs in it. Nothing serious (not a fully-fledged rehab). There are a couple of issues with it, though, and I want to understand how you would r...

Hi - bought my first rental property in Jan and rented it quickly.  The issue is the lawn.  In the lease it says the tenant will mow the lawn weekly.  I have provided a new lawn mower, but it has been 2 weeks and the ...

The response I get most often when I ask this question is that it's disruptive to local lifestyles to have more frequently rotating tenants and as a result STRs can decrease property values.  The first one is qualitat...

Airbnb has announced a two-year pilot program in Oregon that eliminates guest names and photos from host screening as a way to see if it combats illegal anti-black discrimination.  Airbnb to limit use of travelers' na...