Our Question of the Week is again about data. You don't need an economics degree to see that rates and values are rapidly increasing.Read our data expert @Dave Meyer's take on it here" https://www.biggerpockets.com/.....

Economic Update
(Monday, November 9, 2020)

The election is finally over. Now we can return to ...

Had dinner one night last week with another guy who has had rentals for about 15 years and naturally the topic turned to deadbeats and why it's not their fault that they don't have the rent. The following is a compila...

Hello BiggerPocket members,I'm probably in the wrong business but does anyone suffer from landlord guilt? I have a rent controlled building and petitioned to do a capital expense rent increase, which will raise the mo...

The floor guy came to install new floors. When he tore out the old carpet, he told the tenant that he smelled mold. There are no black spots or wet spots, and no leaks at all. The tenant has a husband and 2 young kids...

Hi Everyone,
I'm currently active duty military about to move to Colorado Springs in the next 3-6 months and I think I'm ready to make my first investment. Over the past several years I've tried to educate myself on ...

Closed on my first rental home this spring. It's been two months with renters in the property in Kansas City. I'm looking to start an LLC before my next, but I'm also out of the country about 7 months a year while I'm...

Hi BP Folks,One of my unit is rented out to a tenant with a refrigerator. Recently, the refrigerator broke down and we got it fixed in about 10 days (the earliest we could get a technician to the house). Now, the tena...

Hi all,Just thinking out loud here but would anyone of you consider sharing some equity with your tenants?  I'm coming from the angle that I'm a lazy landlord who doesn't want to deal with maintenance calls and I hate...

What is the biggest real estate investing mistake you have ever made?

Please share your experience in detail and provide a solution (if applicable).