Hi all,Wanted to share my new (and second) project I've been working on since October 1st. As a background, I'm a general handyman and my father in law is a retired contractor.  I previously renovated my duplex (which...

Hey everyone,I’ve talked to a few mortgage lenders who are all telling me that it’s basically impossible to do a 5% down conventional loan on a primary residence duplex. They are saying that it is not within the guide...

My wife and I lived in a house from March 2016 to September 2018 (almost exactly 18 months to the day). We then rented it out after we relocated across town. If we move back in for 6 months are we able to avoid the ca...

Hello, Im trying to sort out how best to handle this. My former property manager was overbilling me like crazy and never gave me receipts for materials. He is retired now. Last spring I instructed him to rent a vacant...

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I need the brains trust together on this one. I am looking at a rental. The owner who inherited the house awhile back wasn't quite sure what to do, so she leased it at $500 a month, market is $1400-1500 a mo...

Take heed investors - "the majority of millennials (59 percent) would rather rent a house than purchase one." according to the recent article below...and there are 80 million of them.http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/oth...

Hello! In need of advice from you smart RE peeps.
We have 4 rental properties plus our main house.RH #1: Owe $13,000 - rented at $1200/month (long term tenant moving out May). We could easily rent this property for 1...

Hi guys,I have a small studio unit that is due for a turnover so I wanted to take the opportunity to do some updates to hopefully attract a better tenant. I'm listing is at market price so I'm not dependent on the uni...

I'm new to Bigger Pockets and in need of financing advice/direction with regard to purchase of a fixer house, on which I have a purchase and sale agreement. Built in 1890, the home has seen little remodeling and so re...

Howdy!I'm a buy and hold gal, recently medically retired from the Army.  I've got a SFH and 2 sets of duplexes in Auburn, AL, my original hometown.  (WAR EAGLE!  lol)  I've owned property since September 2001, though ...