Hey guys, so I just recently closed on my first duplex about a month ago, just finished renovating one of the units and i'm about ready to rent it out.  Posted a couple ads via FB and CL yesterday and i'm getting emai...

I friend of mine that flips houses told me that's all I have to do is get a free EIn and pay for my business license (which is only 25.00 in this state) in order to be considered an official business. She told I don't...

Hey all, I know there have been a lot of changes in the market in the last 4 years since J Scott revised his book Estimating Rehab Costs. I'm jumping back into real estate looking to secure my first deal - my weakest ...

Hi fellow BP community, I recently got excited of @Brandon Turneridea from his book "Seven Years to Seven Figure Wealth." and for those of you that don't know, the concept of the book is be able to buy more houses jus...

I currently live in a condo downtown in Pittsburgh and I plan on moving this summer and renting out my current place.  I have all the numbers worked out and I decided Im definitely going to do it. Problem is, Im not s...

Bigger Pockets Family,   I am closing on my first deal very soon! It's a fourplex in Norfolk, Virginia, right in the heart of a very popular area for young people known as Ghent. The fourplex is fully rented out and I...

Warning: the below is a lengthy, generalized hypothetical. The questions are about calculations of average (yes, "average" is a very dangerous word because most years are far from average) returns on rental properties...

I own a rental condo in Montgomery County, Maryland, which I rented out with no problems three times previously. The apartment is in good condition, with lots of nifty upgrades (new cabinets, closet organizers, etc...

Can someone recommend a way to check criminal only?  I can check locally online, but this applicant has lived in another state in the past.  My rentals are travel trailers, so the applicants I get are not the cream of...

I am a practicing Texas Licensed Civil Engineer. I work at a consulting firm that does development work, utility work, drainage, paving, construction management, surveying, plating, etc. I estimate project costs on mu...