G'Day everyone,I never in a million years did I think I'd be writing this but life and business can be funny sometimes.So we hated property management for so long because it's a very "thankless" gig.Tenants complain t...

Just curious what some of you syndicators plan to do where you have been buying 3, 4, 5  cap "value add" deals. If rates move against you, what is the plan? I have no dog in the fight but aside from the 100% bonus dep...

A coworker of mine has ~7 low income houses and duplexes, and I see the issues he has to deal with on a regular basis. Extended families moving in, criminal boyfriends living with the tenant, frequent evictions, etc. ...

Hi Everyone,I have been interested in real estate investing for a couple years, but have decided NOT to pursue buying rental homes at this time.  I have three young kids and decided it would be easier to invest in sto...

I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:

How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?

Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...

Hello BP community,Ok, I decided to focus on some major towns at Ohio (Akron, Toledo or Youngstown).What is the next steps ? Looking at property values ? Making contact with investors / contractors / property managers...

1.0 IntroductionI really enjoy reading other investors' diaries of their stories. I always learn a thing or two from what they did right and what they did wrong. It is also what led to my first diary on BP - I want to...

I would love to hear an update on everyone's sentiment on the current housing market. In the last few weeks it seems as though the media is turning away from being bullish. The cost of material is up quite a bit from ...

My 11 year old daughter has about $12k in funds she was given from her grandfather. I have custodial responsibilities for that money. I was thinking of purchasing a property and I would be the credit partner and she...

I have been waiting on the sidelines to buy a home since 2006. I live in Santa Barbara and after 5 years of renting a one bedroom apartment frankly my patience is running out. We are planning to have a kid and need to...