This is very long. It goes over in detail what happened to me, what caused it. How i came to buy my first home and why desperation caused me to think out of the box for a solution to repair my life and the steps i did...

Hello BP!The realtor in my REI group told me about BP, and boy do I owe him. This site is a tremendous resource, and I'm eager to dive in and learn, learn, learn!I've always loved real estate, but have only recently l...

Hello members of BP,(Skip to Bold to get straight to questions, The following is my story thus far.)All my life i've been told two things get a solid job and be content. My name is Austin. I'm 19 years old and I know ...

I am helping out elderly relatives, whom I live with and take care of two apartment complexes they own in Oregon. We have been having trouble with a tenant for the past year and finally decided to just evict him a...

Everything that has been happening lately has really opened my eyes to the reality of the world we live in. Being a landlord now I feel that it is my responsibility to help build our communities and stop the hate. I’v...

I just bought an out of town duplex (1 1/2 hours away). I’m in the process of advertising and listed in a local Facebook buy sell and trade. I was getting a lot of inquiries and I would say about 90% who don’t even qu...

Do you guys think that uploading a personal profile image (avatar) should be a pre-requisite for participating on the forums, blog system, properties directory, etc. here at BiggerPockets?

Just curious . . . thoughts?

I just got wind that the town had an emergency meeting and have enacted an ordinance banning all hotels, motels, B&B and STVR's as a tactic to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  No news on how they will enforce or w...

I have a hard time understanding why landlords are considered so different from other businesses and business owners. Even before COVID-19 came onto the scene, it has been a prevailing theme over the last year or two ...

I am a designer and a realtor in Santa Barbara, CA. I want to flip properties in Santa Barbara and Goleta. However, I have no money, and have never flipped a property. Discounted/low-cost housing in Goleta goes for ab...