I am dealing with former low-income tenants who have a free lawyer. He was able to get the eviction dismissed because the pay or quit notices were sent to the tenants in one envelope, rather than separate envelopes ad...

Hi All, My goal is to purchase a multi family rental in 2018 and house hack it. I'm curious to know how much you all budgeted for reserves when you purchased your first deal? Would you take your 401k into consideratio...

Anyone else get frustrated by those HGTV shows that make it look so easy to flip a home? Flipping a home is a business and like any other - it requires knowledge and planning to actually be successful. I can't tell yo...

Hello BP Community,
This is my first ever post on the forums. I am just starting out on my real estate investing journey and I am currently educating myself as much as possible and trying to identify my niche areas o...

I currently have around 200k in cash that is yielding 5 percent in my brokerage account. I'm thinking of using that same money to potentially buy a rental property that could yield more and appreciate in value over th...

Hello All! My grandfather recently passed and my (paternal) grandmother is looking to sell her home. My mother lives on a fixed income and is currently renting an apartment. My plan is to move my mother into my grandm...

From what I understand there are four ways to make money from a rental property:

1) Cash flow - Pretty straightforward. Total money you receive as income is more than total expenses.
2) Appreciation - Increase in the...

https://www.biggerpockets.com/calculators/shared/7...The killer on this property is the flood insurance. The lowest I can get it for is $101, and that's with only insuring the loan amount as well as having the highest...

With the forums being updated we are also looking at ways to improve BiggerPockets even more. Many of you are current Pro members or free members that may have considered Pro membership. While we already have exclusiv...

Greater association of realtors states average San Diego home price is $1M.  This is an astonishing number when the median family income is $85K.  San Diego home prices have seemed high for at least 40 years, but $1M ...