I am a Chemical Engineer and now working in Consulting for Chemicals, Oil ans Gas companies. I recently decided to take the big step towards my real love that always was Real Estate Investing. The opportunity to inter...

Hi I need some advice/insight regarding a property in the Greater Houston area with a Section 8 tenant.I'm almost 100% sure that the tenant is planning to break the lease. We had some pending maintenance items and we ...

Just about to start a complete renovation of a rental property I purchased this week, one of the things the property needs is a new kitchen.
This is the first time replacing a kitchen so I have a few questions and ho...

I plan on moving out, and will rent my current home (New York). Some renters liked my furnishing, and asked if i can leave some furniture behind. I have never dealt with renting a furnished rental property. For exampl...

Would anyone recommend asking sellers to sign a memorandum if you feel like they may potentially get cold feet on selling a property to you? I’m also curious on how you would file it at the courthouse if the seller ba...

This thread is related to another I posted last week http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/76679-terminating-month-to-month-leaseany-tips (see for more background).

The situation has now slightly changed and...

I had a lengthy conversation with Phillip Dwyer today and Catherine Austin Fitts,http://solari.com/blog/, former assistant Secretary of HUD under Bush 1, we decided I should open a discussion with BP for input. I am g...

My first new marketing tool for 2013 is going to be a web site. As a matter of fact I want to take this seriously and really concentrate on SEO of which blogging is an important part. My web site will be developed ...

I can't believe that it has been 7 years since the birth of BiggerPockets on October 22, 2004.

I put together a brief blog post and video on the topic (link below):
BiggerPockets Turns 7 - Happy Birthday

I wanted t...

Hi Bigger Pockets! Hopefully a quick and easy question;  Are commercial tenants responsible for fixing bad ballasts in the florescent light fixtures in their suites, or is that the job of the landlord?  The only lines...