Just wanted give this forum post thing a try! I am an avid listener of the podcast and decided to jump onto the forums.I am a local architect here in Chicago specializing in residential and small scale commercial / ho...

Hi All-I'm about to conduct my first rent increase and I'm looking for suggestions on how to create a letter that is polite, yet accomplishes the task.  The tenants are good people but I want to stay reasonably close ...

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 ...

Well over the last couple of weeks I finally got my first ss deal signed up. Guy called me up wanted to do a short sale. Went out had him sign a purchase agreement and we sent in the ss package. The bank ordered the b...

My tenant is requesting central air be installed this summer.  We agreed to check into installing central air this spring when the sign the lease last fall, with the knowledge that the rent would increase if we did in...

Yesterday, BiggerPockets launched TWO new real estate books, written by our own @Brandon Turner and his wife @Heather Turner.These books are an absolutely fantastic resource for both new and experienced investors alik...

I decided to try craigslist for finding property and selling furniture. While it's relatively safer to take someone with me to look at property, it's not that case with furniture at my own property. Although I don't l...

I currently own 1 SFH rental in Texas ( I live in Nevada). It's got a PM @ 10% a month.
I am moving back to TX and will be buying an owner occupied (1 unit) 4-plex in the same city as my current rental. Since I will ...

Hey Everyone,
I need all the experienced flippers who have every flipped a house virtually or long distance front and center! I came up with the idea this morning that I wanted to venture into other markets to fix an...

Hey BP,Need your opinion about PM situation I have with my PM for one of my properties. I had a quote from my PM to fix up and clean up a unit in my building for purpose of getting new tenant in. I was quoted one pric...