Over the course of 12+ years as an investor, property manager, top 100 agent, construction manager, and a general student of Business I have seen my own portfolio performance, as well as that of every investor we mana...

I just listened to the recent BP podcast with Dr Benjamin Aaker and Dave Meyer from a couple of weeks ago.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1045There was a section where Dr Aaker talks about focusing on e...

Hi investors,My first tenant moved out after 7 years and it is costing me $7-8k to fix!  What's your average move-out reno cost?  And how many years of cash flow is it wiping out?  This is my first move-out and I"m fi...

Hey, bigger pockets family. I'm really struggling and getting burnt out with trying to own 3 rental properties on my own with no experience and trying to manage and learn every aspect myself. How can I reduce this str...

Hi all.I'm in Alachua county FL, but that's not available in the location options.So , off course the proposed property taxes bills have arrived. And each has gone up the full 10%.IMO property taxes are a criminal org...

I inherited a house from my father in 2011. This house is located in Marin County, California (not in an extremely expensive area of Marin). I've been renting out the property ever since and using the rent to pay down...

Hi! I'm in the middle of my first flip right now and rehab costs are going over my initial estimate. I was thinking about keeping it as a rental in case it wouldn't sell as much as I thought it would. I think it...

Hello Folks, i am working with a major bank and they have charged me $3024 in Loan Origination Charges for a 250K loan.$1234 = Rate extension lock fee$1357= Prepaids$477 = Appraisals$1095 = loan processing feeThey too...

I would love your advice. Should I keep this rental property or should I short sell it?I have a condo in Algonquin Illinois (3 bed, 2 bath, 1890 sq/ft) that I had bought for $265k in 2006. I have about 40k in equity i...

Have you installed any energy savings devices in your STR properties?We have a 4400 sq ft 6 bedroom cabin that just had an $800 electric bill.We have 2 HVAC systems and an inline dehumidifier. These run alot in the su...