My tenant was notified in November 2022 that I would not be renewing their lease which was due to end in March 31, 2023. They just informed me now (March 2, 2023) that one of them is having open heart surgery (pre-pla...

I am looking for fellow STR investors to chime in here. Have you ever had that little negative voice tell you  what the hell are you doing? You're making a mistake, this could all crash, STR's are going to be history ...

My wife and I are working towards moving into a house within the next 4 months or so being that interest rates are so low. We currently live in an apartment in the Plano area. I work remotely and the wifey works in Ri...

I have an interesting issue - I hope this is the right place to post. I have access to private funding (parents) but we don't know how to structure it so I'm the only one on the loan/deed. It needs to be an non-owner ...

Hey all,I'm placing this in the "Investor Psychology" section because I'm just sort of pontificating in this post, stream of consciousness style, ya dig? I'm not looking for any specific type of response but I welcome...

Hey, how's it going! I'm excited to be here at Bigger Pockets. I've always been interested in real estate but I've really ramped up the research the past few weeks. I read "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Br...

So based on the podcasts from a couple of weeks ago with the gentleman from Mississippi and some other things I've been hearing, text blasting kind of seems to be the new wave of direct mail. I like the idea because y...

I will be closing on my first buy and hold 3/1 rowhome in Brooklyn Park. Thought I would share my experiences throughout this process. This is by no means a homerun deal, however the lessons learnt and that I will con...

My tenants have been in the unit for 4 years and they're moving out soon. The walls were professionally freshly painted before they moved in and now they're thrashed. Every single inch (or it feels like that) of the w...

I am not trying to argue a point, but I have a strict no pet policy now because we have had so many problems.  In one case the tenant's dog vomited and defecated all over our nice wood floors.  In other cases the dog ...