Hello BP forum! We are paying $500 a month  for a property manager but it's been two months or more and the house is still not ready for rental.When a house/ property is vacant what is the normal negotiation for most ...

I'm so frustrated right now! Between all of my properties, gates, garages, etc. I have a lot of keys to keep track of. I have them on a board and had them separated on hooks with the hooks labeled for each key. The b...

So I've completed my first year of being a landlord. It had its ups and downs but I have loved it. I will post about it another time if anybody is interested. I have one problem though. My tenants want to leave 1 mont...

My husband and I invested in a property with Mack about five years ago.  We intended to do several but within the first year it started going bad.  Awful tenants, evictions, drops in rent.  Nearly impossible to get an...

Hello, my name is Reid Balmelli and I live in an area south of Olympia, WA. I've recently been learning about real estate and would still consider myself very new. I took an interest in wholesaling as a way to start m...

I am looking to do a self directed IRA, i was thinking of using
the "Equity trust Company" www.trustetc.com.

Their fees seem reasonable, the service seems capable, and they
are out of Ohio which is not a hotbed of f...

Hello everyone,
First I must thank J Scott for the business plan template that he's made available through his website. I spent about 8 hours yesterday on it, but thank God I finally have a great business plan and the...

I know it's a mixed bag hiring off Craigslist. Still, I am trying to hedge my bets regarding certificates of liability insurance for a more skilled but small job. I keep hearing and reading, make sure they have insura...

Hi BiggerPockets community,I have spent some time and been successful in the residential market (flipping homes) and wanting to diversify my real estate investment portfolio by venturing into rental apartments.  I kno...

BPers,We have traditionally done a good job of staying on budget and on time with our flips, but our last couple of projects have definitely pushed us to a point where we need to implement some new strategies to impro...