I have an accepted offer on a 4-plex apartment and unfortunately my realtor said to put the closing date 39 days out from acceptance since that would be the 1st of the month and it would be easier to prorate everythin...

I have been looking to purchase my first rental property and have kind of drug my feet a little, but mainly because the market where I live is overpriced for rentals on the MLS listing. I was talking to a contractor a...

I hired a contractor to rehab a rental home I purchased back in September. For no reason, the job took two weeks longer than expected. The tenant was scheduled to move in on November 1st and he told me that the job wa...

Aaron Harding who is a listed as a "PRO" member here on Bigger Pockets scammed us big time as a private money lender.  I've contacted Bigger Pockets to remove his profile.  Do NOT do business with this person!

These billboards are showing up along the roadways now. I think they're great. Its a reminder that people need that the recession is not going to last forever. What goes up must come down but it has a tendency to go r...

The two sayings that have taken me through difficult times in my business:
"This to shall pass," & "The only thing consistent in this business is that it is consistently inconsistent." My new one is "Enjoy the slo...

I have some land that I am trying to sell for a relative. I interviewed several agents and made my final choice based on the professionalism and organization of one in particular. Most of the agents came up with rough...

Hi all!  I started my RE investing journey about a year ago but was majorly derailed by job and family circumstances, and now a huge decision has brought me back into the game fortunately, and I could really use some ...

I recently purchased a 3 family with very limited parking.  Two of the units are occupied and I am having trouble renting out the 3rd unit with such limited parking. We have a winter parking ban in this town and the s...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $110,000

Cash invested: $26,000

Hi everyone! Last year I set the goal to purchase my first investment property in t...