Hi BP Fam, Previously I mentioned I was onto a large deal that I thought would be an absolute killer. Well...turns out things don't always work out as planned. I'm not happy about the results on this deal that I've be...

How tough are y'all non guests that leave the home a bit of a mess?  We've rented our personal residence out a number of times and each time the home has been pretty spotless on our return.  We just purchased a full t...

I am commited to buying a Short Term Rental, I have done my research and am ready! The only question/concern I have comes down to the market. I want to purchase a cabin in The Smoky Mountains, TN. The only concern I h...

Hi everyone, So my husband and I just bought our first buy and hold rental. Everything was going great. We waited to get good tenants (about a month of going through applications) and the tenants we chose just moved i...

Hello everyone, For the past 6 months I have been educating my self about real estate investing. I’ve been doing a lot of research, listening to podcasts, reading books, and a lot of google. I’m currently looking into...

Curious for thoughts on what went wrong...thank you for your insights!  My tenant stopped paying rent and had to be evicted.  While I'm thrilled this person is out, I'm out 3 months rent, plus legal fees and now about...

Good afternoon bigger Pocket family! I been so busy building that I haven’t had a moment to come back on here and update you all. I hope this post finds many of you well and persevering!
Two years since ...

I've made my career in raising private capital and deploying it unleveraged into C class rental properties and recently for the last 3 years into Mobile Home Parks.    Very conservative model that typically pays 12-15...

A property that I'm thinking of putting an offer has an Addendum that lists:
"Buyer acknowledges that this property is subject to Short Sale Lender and Bankruptcy Court Approval."
"Buyer will pay a $5,000 Bankr...

I've only been in this business a few years, but have purchased a lot of deals.  Mostly from motivated homeowners, and bank foreclosures, which I understand and expect many of those to be in bad condition.  But lately...