To be honest, I'm not even sure if you can carry an annual warranty policy on rentals, but is this an avenue anyone utilizes?  The benefits would certainly be to stabilize fluctuations in maintenance costs and to stre...

Thank you to everyone that has shared their thoughts in the question of the week so far! As the Community Engagement Specialist for BiggerPockets, I love to see how diverse real estate can be. Being so different, we a...

I am analyzing a deal to buy a freestanding Dollar General with a 6.3% cap rate and triple net lease with ten years left. I was excited about the deal until I visited the property and saw that there was a Dollar Gener...

So I'm convinced that MTM leases are superior for the landlord, but how do you go about advertising these? People still seem to be most comfortable with 1-year leases. Would you say, "Month to Month with possibility o...

Some BackgroundI'm a complete newbie living in New York. I never invested in real estate before but am definitely interested. Unfortunately my W-2 job really doesn't give me time to attempt more time intensive strateg...

If you are an investor who is looking to "cash out" of one or more of your real estate investments but concerned about the tax impact of realizing capital gains from highly appreciated and/or depreciated assets, I may...

Hi everyone,

In this post ...

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/51498-question-on-market-evaluation

... I asked for some resources for the purpose of analyzing various markets, and respondents provided...

I am in the inspection phase of a duplex purchase in Boca Raton, Fl. I have been doing a lot of research and I am starting to think I should leave this deal. I would appreciate any feedback that anyone may have. Here ...

I know at times you may have wanted to rip your hair out (or maybe not) from dealing with tenants, or going through high vacancy periods, to maybe doing a bad deal on a house.
Did you ever think investing in the sto...

My Brother-In-Law bought a condo in Sacramento about 6 years ago when the home prices there were still very high. He initially had a good investment going for him, but now things have radically changed.

He owes $105...