Hi everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write a column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate.
I am looking for stories from BP members about that ONE deal or ...

Appetizer (skip to the Meat and Potatoes, if you want to get to the point)I’m requesting specific knowledge on the red tagging process, permits, and inspectors to try to save what was supposed to be a new family busin...

Hi all!This is my first time posting something here. I'm kind a newbie. I bought my first and only rental 2 years ago in Cleveland (I live in CA). The former PM found a tenant quickly. They left in December (without p...

I have 1 property which rents for an above avg $1275/mo, SFH, tenant pays all utilities, yardcare, etc.  We did a full reno 3+ years ago and have a mtg so cash flow is only about $450/mo.  So far we have had 3 tenants...

Long story short.Bought house, needed work, hired contractor with an agreement on price for work. Started work in first of November and told it would be end of the month before it was done. Now we are in the middle of...

I always hear this figure and wonder to myself how come? Is it because people are scared or is it because the people who are trying to get into investing have a hard time figuring out what information is correct and w...

Bill Gulley posted in another thread that he'd rather have "5 150K properties than 20 32K properties, all things considered. Generally, less maintenance, less management efforts, fewer collection problems, less vacanc...

My 19,000th post and this is all I got. ;)https://time.com/6223185/airbn...A lot of people cashed out their equity (gained through pure luck) to purchase a short-term rental in unfamiliar markets that were over-priced...

Hello BP Community! I'm based in Los Angeles and am looking to purchase my first investment property with about $50K allocated. After attending local BP events and REI clubs, it seems overwhelmingly apparent that inve...

Hi Everyone,One of the key parts of investing is obviously finding the financing for the deals after you find it. It can be one of the easiest parts but you need to know what to look for. So many investors will tell n...