Tenant screening is one of the most important parts of being a landlord and I think talking to the potential tenants previous landlord is key to accepting vs not accepting. What questions do you and can you ask the ap...

Hey BP folks! Curious about potentially investing some of our tenant security deposits in CD's. Was thinking of taking about half of the deposits we currently have and doing some short term (12-24 month) CD's as a rev...

Anyone ever consider advertising rental discounts to First Responders, health care workers and/teachers?Like a $50 discount on monthly rent.

Let's assume I've found a motivated seller.  This person responds to a letter: they call, we chat about their motivation for selling, I ask about the property details (address, equity percent, condition, etc.), and I ...

So guys I'm kinda new to bigger pockets But most of the investors I've networked with say I should be using it as a newbie.  Im a Student who has taken a year trying to get into real estate in the GTA region. After go...

Gooood mornin’ BP!

I have heard on several podcasts about the concept of “retrading” (the term for going back to the seller after you are under contract and asking for credits, concessions, etc.) and how it cou...

Purchased a fixer and someone offered me $15,000 more to buy it as is. Since I just closed on the property - how can we get around FHA's 90 day seasoning requirement.

I just did this on another property - bought an...

For Mortgages, including Primary Residence and Rentals, Do you choose 10, 15, 20, or 30 year terms and why? We tend to go fewer years, with the mind to pay down principal faster and so far all are buy and hold, with ...

I'd like to get some opinions on debt. I'm 23 and have 6 figures on school loans, which don't bother me a bit, matter of fact I refinanced  them from 12 to 20 years to free up cash for REI  (cutting my interest in hal...

I have a tenant that has been with me for a year now.  When I rented she was on her own. After several months of her living there  I start to see that she has a guy staying with her.  It's a two family and recently th...