I live and have invested in San Jose, Ca. I have a number of properties (SFHs, duplexes, condos, and a commercial property) here which have appreciated nicely and now cash flow well after many years. I also have a S...

I was reading some forums and it got me thinking as I am creating my own lease.  I've used several local PM companies leases to "learn" from.  What have people added to leases after learning from the school of hard kn...

Hello,Long time lurker, first time poster here on BiggerPockets. I have been following the site and listening to the podcasts religiously for about a year now. I currently have one investment property in California, w...

Ahhhhh finally successfully flipped my first contact/property at 20 years old. After failing numerous amounts of times, the persistence finally paid off. Profit was only 4,000 but am extremely grateful as it motivates...

BP,I live in the San Diego area and I'm looking to invest in cash-flowing rental properties. However, in San Diego, it seems nearly impossible to find a property that will cash-flow without a huge percentage down, and...

With so much speculation about the market and its direction, are you waiting on the sidelines, ready to pounce, or are you still pushing forward with conservative underwriting regardless of what the market does? 

Meaning, in my city, prices have moved forward so aggressively that they have made up for all of the 2008-2010 losses, and there is still somewhat low inventory. Two things kind of concern me - one, the way constru...

Midwestern markets are like football teams. Many people have an irrational attachment to them. Even if the population is declining, jobs are disappearing, and the city is mismanaged, they still advocate for them. So, ...

GoalTo achieve passive income of $120k annual within the next 7-10 years and commit to full-time rental property investing. The WhyHave always been drawn to real estate rentals. Before purchasing my first property I...

I thought I'd share some of our lessons from the past nearly year and a half of running mid-term rentals. Back in January 2022 we had an LTR turnover on one of our units. My wife and I have been super scrappy over the...