Hi BP!Today my duplex caught on fire. Thankfully, only one of my tenants was there and she was able to get out safely and call the fire department. So thankful this didn't happen in the middle of the night. It could h...

Hi Everyone,Hope Everyone is having a great day. I am currently invested in Atlanta, Birmingham and Dallas markets. I am looking for PM and TKP in Cincinnati market.Please let me know if you can recommend anyone.Regar...

My wife and I plan to buy our first small MF property out of state (we're in CA) sometime this year. We are just beginning the process of getting pre-qualified for a particular state and have had preliminary conversat...

I'm still in the beginning stages of analyzing properties and learning what is a great investment opportunity and what should be avoided. My realtor sent me an updated listing for a property that we've been monito...

Good Morning ladies and gentlemen. I'm trying to weigh my options on something. Maybe you can help me. I bid on an online auction property and won for $6,180. In the listing it said no earnest money deposit was requir...

I don’t see a clear answer to this on the forums.  I keep having bankers say “be careful with reporting losses on your taxes because it could make you unbankable.”  What does this mean?  How do you make sure that you ...

I am 19 and live in Alberta Canada, as my first real estate investment I am going to do a duplex for around $500k with 5% down Owner Occupied loan (Essentially I'm mixing house hacking with BRRRR). I then will do abou...

Greetings BP community,My name is Hendra Lim.  I'm a software engineer from San Jose, CA.  I became interested in investing in real estate in early 2018.  My research quickly turned me to BiggerPockets.  I joined BP i...

When Im finding properties that I like, that need a bit of work, I know i should send a contractor in to give a rough estimate prior to me making an offer on the home. Question is, should i send a few contractors thro...

Now i dont know if the title even makes sense but let me break it down some.
so is there a difference in the ARV when refinancing when you DIY your rehab vs when you hire out contractors who specialize in this field?...