Hello everyone, My name is Rene Gonzalez. I'm from Laredo, Texas, but my family and I are currently living in South America and will be residing outside of the U.S. for the next 3+ years. I have been browsing BP websi...

Hi all! I am moving to Hartford, CT this fall and am currently figuring out what would be the best decision to take for short-term (2-3 years) living. I am a newbie but am interested in investing in my own place, whic...

Hello fellow knowledgeable BPers-I have just had to replace entire HVAC unit due to mold.  I bought my upstairs, downstairs duplex last year.  The HVAC system was laying on its side underneath the house and moisture, ...

Hi Everyone, I'm Lisha and I'm a 4th year med student originally from Florida who wants to start investing in real estate. I'd love to buy and hold multifamily rental properties as a way to create passive income durin...

I have been in real estate a mere 12 months, so I am fairly new. I am currently doing residential but have had multiple commercial deals come up in this time. I have been referring these deals to my brokerages commerc...

I have prospective tenants who have no prior rental history. They live with their parents. I ran a credit check and they have good credit. Their income is low for the property.  They gave me personal references - frie...

Bigger Pockets Family,

I have a house hack that is just short of breaking even and want to know how you would essentially BRRR a property I you already own in order to make the numbers work. My plan is to reduce my ...

On another forum, someone argued that buying just one property was a bad idea, stating that it will "drain me" and that you need multiple properties to be successful. I told him that if any one property can't be profi...

I've often heard the phrase, "Find the deal and you'll find the money", but how does one get around putting an offer in on a cash only deal when you personally don't have the cash? Especially in the hot market I'm loo...

Hey folks,

We've a couple of hundred homes that we rent for cash flow. As one might imagine, we also have a fair amount of former tenant balances we need to collect on.

We've given a couple collection agencies a tr...