Hello,About to close on a two family that needs some work.  I contacted both contractors 3 weeks ago and they both walked through the unit 2 weeks ago and I still haven't received an estimate from either of them.  Am ...

I got the phone call yesterday that every landlord dreads "there's been a fire!'.

A tenant left something on the stove and went to check on her child in the bath, and a fire started on the stove. The mother and child...

I will complete my real estate license in July and had planned to sell real estate on the side for educational purposes and to stay informed of my market while hopefully making extra money to invest with.  Have any of...

This will be a long story so get a cup of coffee. A house in my neighbor hood, was owned by an80+ year old lady, she lived in it with her 55+ year old son and the grandson. The last two were drug addicts. Mamma died i...

HGTV is not reality. Paying for a book, class, seminar is not going to cover real life. Before you fork out money to pay for the dream please read this.Some examples of what happens in real investing:
Contractors don...

For those of you not familiar with owning property in New York City, if You own a building with 3 or more units it must be registered with the city and you have to provide contact information for someone that actually...

Hi everyone! I am a newbie to the site as well as the real estate investment game! I am closing on a 3 family home next month in Atlantic City and am very excited/nervous to get started. With the tough economic times,...

I thoroughly enjoy working with houses and people, so rental properties have been a good fit, overall.  Look forward to interaction with Bigger Pockets.

Hello BP!My name is Mark Douglas.  I'm 22 years old, and totally new to all of this!  I graduated college with a B.S. in Agriculture Business in May '13, and just relocated to Nashville, TN in December '14.    I'm cur...

Hello everybody, my name's Mike Frierson; friends call me Dorian. I'm a 26 year old college graduate from LSU who recently quit his jobs writing insurance policies (for Allstate) and selling funerals (not for All...