How does do it typically take to get your appraisal back and how did you respond to it if it was unfavorable(more than 10% off a private appraiser)?Context, I got a private appraisal(favorable) and it was back within ...

Hoping I can get different perspectives from the BP community. Just closed on a C5 zoned property in Colorado Springs on a major street less than a mile from downtown (currently going through growth explosion) and 1 m...

I'm looking for a general rule-of-thumb for estimating the percentage of gross income used for paying for a management company to handle an STR.  I realize this is likely very location specific, so I'd look at somewhe...

What are some things you wish you knew when you were starting out? Beside writing love letter to the sellers.Looking for tips on writing strong offer for cash strapped buyersLooking for tips when your listing a house ...

I'm new to Bigger Pockets, located in the Chicago area, and an interested investor. I'm actively researching my first investment property to buy, rehab and rent. I've scouted places both physically and online in Milwa...

Like all of you I keep my eyes on the real estate market. This is fun for me but I also like to see if house prices are trending upwards or down etc. I am in the Seattle area and have not noticed a considerable drop...

I have a few rental houses out of state that I have managed by property managers. They are not all managed by the same manager. I would like to do a end of the year survey of all the tenants satisfaction, etc. I have ...

I've seen several multi-family home listings suggest that a 25-33% expense ratio was not only possible, but commonplace. In my properties, I've been operating at about 50%. Is this something that comes with economies ...

Hello everyone, I hope all of you are doing well in this pandemic and hope all this COVID thing will be over soon.

My wife and I are not too far from retirement and started thinking of buying an oceanside or oceanf...

New to BP, and have been doing a ton of research to see if a short term vacation rental is right for me. My goal is to buy a beach house for my family and use rental income to pay it off over time. I have been looking...