Hello BP world!Longtime lurker, first time poster here.In May of '21, I bought a duplex with the intention of house-hacking. After a bad experience with the tenants I inherited, I opted to convert the unit to an Airbn...

Revitalize: To bring life back. The act of redeveloping a area to initiate growth.Gentrification: To displace. The act of using the effects of real estate development as a tool (weapon) to uproot and force out the exi...

I bought a quad 3 months ago in a B/B- neighborhood for $120,000. We took over from a previous owner that was managing the property poorly and 3 out of the 4 tenants had moved out from the time we went into contract t...

Bigger Pockets continues to amaze me - thank you, Josh and Brandon for creating such an amazing forum & knowledge treasure trove! I listened to the podcast with Dave Van Horn yesterday about note investing. I have...

My son who is 25 has a good job, makes greater than the 2x monthly rent requirement, has steady employment with the same employer for 3+ years, is a hard worker who has diligently saved his money and had recently fini...

I’ve dealt with these in the past and they have mostly been case-by-case but wanted to know what you all might do. We have a tenant who wants to leave (because of a new job out of town) a whole 9 months before his lea...

What are you guys paying for insurances?I am looking at one insurance bill, just for one property and it's over $5000 a year.  That one I have a mortgage on with a $980 monthly payment and my insurance for that proper...

Hi,
I am in New Jersey state. I am a buyer under contract on a property with all contingencies on track to be completed. Inspection - seller agreed to all requested repairs, credit. Mortgage - approved. 
But I do no...

There's a duplex that I'm interested that looks like a candidate for seller financing. My realtor showed me the house. I stuck around and started talking to the tenants: They spoke of a older guy possibly looking to r...

The issue of HOA Transfer Fees is a nationwide practice to be questioned.If you closed on a home in an HOA you most likely noticed a few line items that are, well, just there. Ask for an explanation of the fee and yo...