Hello Bigger Pockets! My name is David and I live in SF. I've been here about 10 years and have been a master tenant for 7 years and I own part of a large multi-family building in CO, as a passive investor. I work for...

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Last year I bought my first major rental property with my VA loan in Roscoe Village, Chicago, IL. The property had already been rehabbed for the most part but was not fully occupied. I hav...

Hello BiggerPockets family, my name is Michael Ferrara and I have been dragging my feet on getting started in Real Estate.  I have been going back and forth from Short Term Rentals, Long Term Rentals, Multi-Family, Ai...

Unbelievable. Besides his vague inquiry about the bg check, he was unwilling to tell me what his exact charges were. Just that they were child abuse. I asked him if it was a felony and he hemmed and hawed but wouldn't...

What is the typical way that you fund your 5+ unit multi family deals? I was told that 4+ is considered commercial. Any private money lenders who do commercial no doc loans? I am In looking to purchase In Louisiana an...

We have had the same tenant in one of our units since 2015. It is now time for lease renewal and she doesn't want to pay the pet fee for her new lease term because she claims her dog is an emotional support animal. Sh...

For those of you that have good w2 income and want to take advantage of employer matching (100% return!), how do you tap into that money to scale your portfolios?  The way I'm looking at it, if my spouse and I only do...

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on how to calculate a relatively accurate 5 year rent growth for a market? I'm working through the "picking a market" worksheet and workshop, and there are no clear in...

Would like to know/hear from anyone who has bought tax liens from the city of Chicago, IllinoisFrom my research it's a bid down process starting at 18% and IF successful the home owner has 2.5yrs to pay you your princ...

Hi BP!! Our plan is underway and it is looking like we will be able to complete our first cash out refinance in a couple of weeks!! Since we are currently in the busy tax season it got me thinking...Will we have to pa...