Do adding Solar Panels to a home impact the value? Is it a different answer between impact to “appraised value” vs “value buyers are willing to pay”?You can very accurately calculate how many dollars solar panels save...

Hi MTR investors and property managers,
What are best practices and innovative solutions for the 2 subjects below:
Utilities
1. During periods of tenancy who should have the utilities in their name, landlord or ten...

I have a four plex that runs on oil that heats the entire building. The thermostat is in a common area and the tenants continuously crank it up to absurdly hot temperatures. I would like to purchase a smart thermostat...

I bought a house in 2011 and lived in it prior to moving out at the end of 2014.  February of 2015 I began renting the house.  I am trying to determine my cost basis for depreciation.  I know that it will be the lesse...

Hi BiggerPockets! I’m a new investor from SoCal looking to get started with investing out of state.

My chosen strategy is long term buy and hold focusing on cash flow and I am looking for:
- $100k or less purch...

I've been running over some ideas to raise capital and have come up with this...let me know what you think.

Note: This will only work as long as I can get investor loans on properties, so for potentially 10 properti...

Hi all! I've been a member of Bigger Pockets for almost a year now and have been reading many of these forums to stay informed. I'm also an avid listener of the Bigger Pockets podcasts and have read "The Book on Inves...

Have you ever AIRBNB'ed, VRBO, Craigslisted, or rented a STAGED FLIP property while on MLS? (Have you ever found a new, willing to maintain staged cleanliness, short term tenant in exchange for a rent discount?) It se...

Hi BiggerPockets,I have read the book advanced tax strategies and want to take advantage of the Self directed Solo 401(K) I have a few question and was hoping the community could help me out.Currently I have a W2 job,...

Hi, everyone, I will be moving to Orange county in 2018, and have been looking for nice neighbourhoods for both residence and investment. My preference is single family houses anywhere from 500k to 2m. Any recommendat...