I have a tenant that recently moved out. I had left a cleaning list with the tenant and didn't get a chance to do a walk through before they left.  Need less to say they didn't put a whole lot of effort into cleaning ...

This is about a person who has applied to rent a house. He is charismatic and likeable, talkative and seems genuine. His income and personal references check out. However when I ran his background check, he was succes...

I bought a house in rural Vermont as a primary residence in 1997 for about $125k.  After a few years, I refinanced into a 15 year mortgage.  I lived there for 8 years then moved back to NYC.  Since moving away I have ...

Hello all - I'm a relative Note greenhorn but not a greenhorn to REI.  I've read up and studied enough on notes to be dangerous...ha.I cant provide every single detail - post will get a bit long, and I may give away t...

Hello BiggerPockets Family!I’m super new to the real estate world! I’ve begun to read real estate investing books and listen to real estate podcasts. I currently live in Los Angeles and would love to invest somewhere ...

Hi everyone,
In books, podcasts, and from the pros, I hear the same thing, that MF investing is about finding money and finding deals. What does life look like for someone who specializes in each of these, are they c...

My property taxes are now 76% of my mortgage. Last year we had a double digit increase, and almost double digit again this year. This is not only a direct attack on investors, but also retirees and other people on fix...

So I am starting a partnership with two friends, and we're about ready to get into our first deal. We've found an off-market deal, and we could move on it fairly quickly.We have yet to set up an LLC. I've talked to lo...

Hey BP,I'm from Chicago area and heading to Tampa area this year. I'm making the move because of quite a bit of reasons but to sum it up - it's really expensive in Chicago and I've never been a fan of the cold. I spec...

Hello Bigger Pockets.  This forum and this website are really terrific and hoping you can help us out of our quandry.  My husband and I want to flip houses.  He is a licensed contractor.  I am a kitchen and bath desig...