We are under contract for a 4 unit apartment complex in Taft for $170k.Each unit rents for $575. Currently, there is 50% vacancy. It was advertised as fully occupied. I talked with one of the tenants who has lived the...

Name something you've learned from someone on BiggerPockets (podcast, forums, blog, whatever) and tag the person from whom you learned it. Name as many people as you want, but please limit your posts to one-person...

I was on a webinar about short sales recently when the speaker stated that he does not attend nor try to influence the BPO. He rationale is that he feels that if he tries to negatively impact the price of the apprais...

How to make $6250 rent a month on a condo? Here's how I did it. BANK CALLED ME and I agreed to buy a condo they were about to take back in Athens Georgia near UGA. 3 story, 5 bed, 4 bath with nearly 3000 square feet. ...

Hello everyone. New the site, but not new to investing. A colleague of mine has made  investment in two properties held by EquityBuild and has been pleased with his experience. I am considering investing in a 16-unit ...

Hey everyone!My wife and I are very young (both 21) and we have our first baby due in October. To make a long story short: I am wanting to get a headstart on real estate investing. As of now, I am really thinking it i...

Hi all,I'm new here. I'm technically not a landlord yet, but I made an offer on a duplex and it was accepted today. I'm having it inspected this Wednesday. I plan to live there with my two sons and rent out half. I'm ...

What if your son or daughter isn't sure what they want to do? Can you afford to spend $100k+ to educate them .... is it worth saddling them (or you) with so much debt that it will take years to pay back? Has college ...

Hi everyone,

I listened to a webinar the other day that had an interesting idea. They called it residential backflipping. I'll try to lay out the basics from that webinar here (this is what Peter Conti and Jerry Nort...