Hello BiggerPockets Community,I'm Seth, based out of North Bend, Ohio. As someone who spends a majority of time at work, I'm currently in the exploration phase of understanding the real estate landscape, particularly ...

A friend of mine is saving up for his first downpayment. At his current rate it’s going to take about 3 years of saving in order to come up with his first downpayment. I’m curious how others came up with theirs. My fi...

I work in a controversial job... the dilemma is - it's not in real estate. Pros to my current position: Secure, w2, pay is above average, benefits are stellar, schedule is somewhat flexible (can leave if I need to wit...

I have a house in Seagoville, and my tenant let me know on July 6 that they need to move out on July 20th. The reason she mentioned is that her grandmother in another state is sick with cancer, having a surgery, and s...

Things have been slow trying to build my real estate portfolio through single family and small multi fam. I'm looking at a lot of opportunities, but after I run the numbers, I'm not really finding decent CoC returns a...

Maybe someone can educate me on the actual uses and mechanics of using a substitution of collateral clause (aka substitution of security) in a loan when you are the borrower. I understand this is almost only used betw...

Hi all,I'm in quite (to me) a difficult situation and looking for some insights.I'm buying a new house $1.2m @7.2% interest, and my current house is worth ~$780k @3% interest. I've managed to secure the loan for the n...

Unfortunately, our tenant decided not to pay anymore with 2 months left on his lease....so I'm READY with the papers to FILE for failure to pay tomorrow at district court....But I just called my client and told him......

Hi All,My first tenant in my first ever rental is nearing the end of their 1st year lease. I currently have a PM in place, and their procedures are to ask the tenant 30 days prior to end of lease if they would like to...

I picked up a new tax accountant this year hoping to get help with this issue... and not only are multiple things incorrect on the return I just got back to review, but some of her advice seems *off.* (For example, I ...