part of the appeal for going into real estate investing / landlording is to create passive income. to make enough in order to make it matter, i will need to possibly have 20 properties at some point. It seems to me ...

Hi there BP!the following is something I feel needs to be written to kind of get a lot of things on the table.  First off, a couple of disclosures:  1) I am NOT a millionaire in real estate.  I'm just a hard-working d...

Hello all,My name is Michael Holland and I wondered across the Biggerpockets pod cast on YouTube and decided to join the forum.    I am 33 years old  and a 14 year Air Force veteran.    I was recently separated becaus...

I have no idea how, but somehow my tenant moved her toilet half an inch. She either hit it somehow, or pushed it, or super hard plunged it, I'm not sure. But every time she flushed it, the water would rush/leak into t...

Hello Everyone,I wanted to get some advice on investing out of state. I currently reside in California, and it is more costly for me to get started in my area. I am considering looking at properties in the Milwaukee m...

For all of you who did not catch this Trailer video that James posted on U Tube I was able to watch it.. 
I found it well done.  And was even more amazed that Jim got Clayton on the phone all the way from Portugal.
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Aside from the usual, human rights and discrimination aside, are there those type or class of applicant that you will not even consider renting to. Excluding the obvious such as criminals, those with pets or children ...

Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties

Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...

I am brand new to real estate investing (I don't even have a property yet!).  I would really like to self manage to save money, and I think I have the ability to.  My father and I can take care of plumbing and electri...