Everyone has to start somewhere--thankfully, this is the place to which we were lead to find enduring freedom and sustainable wealth.  My partner and I want to break the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, renting ourselves o...

Would you be more interested in hiring a Property Management Company that charges  7-10% of the monthly rent and 50% of one months rent for a move in fee or one that charges a low monthly fee, say 5% of the rent, and ...

So a general contractor named, who is on bigger pockets, has left me stranded for 3-4K $. He disconnected his phone, and has even seemed to start another business as he posts on the local Facebook trading post offerin...

Hi guys,

We bought a home last year (essentially a long term flip), and we decided to make it our primary residence for a bit. The reason was two-fold; it met our current needs as well as would keep us from paying ca...

Greetings everyone!
Thank you for the warm welcome. I had some time to browse through some articles and sort of getting bit overwhelmed with various jargons and lingos used around. At the same time, little bits and p...

I’m an accredited investor looking for options on how to invest ~$175K-$200K in Apartment complexes, passively. I have traditionally invested in single family homes but prefer to self manage and I’m about at my limit ...

I want more than anything to create better housing for Western NY and to have incredibly well maintained rentals. However, I currently barely clear my bills and my credit is shot from when my wife lost her job last ye...

Hi all,In search of some guidelines for what is appropriate to ask in a prospective tenant pre-screen questionnaire (what amount of information do folks use for their own criteria, and where can I read about what is u...

In the midst of my first flip- a modest block home in a great rental area. 1200SF, sunroom, 3/1. The home was built in the 50's, never updated, same owners for the last 50 years. SOW: new roof, retrofit central air, a...

Hello everyone I’d like to take this time to officially
introduce myself to the Bigger Pockets community after finally
getting around to creating a profile. 
My name is Jason, I’m in m...