I am looking at purchasing a HomeVestors franchise. Any thoughts, good, bad or indifferent?

I have been seeing this a lot lately: people who hold on to underperforming properties because they add to their door count or to their self-worth as real estate investors. If you don't like buying hoarders' houses, d...

Name something you've learned from someone on BiggerPockets (podcast, forums, blog, whatever) and tag the person from whom you learned it. Name as many people as you want, but please limit your posts to one-person...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

Dear BP Members,I have a question and hope to get your advice.  I lived in a 2-family house for one year on conventional financing as my primary residence.  I recently just moved out and rented out the whole house.  T...

My business partner and I are looking to invest in our first rental investment property. We have analyzed over 100 properties in the Greater Boston area over the last month, including visiting 35+ in person. I am quic...

Hi BP and Miami BP,I’ve really got to rep Miami because I don’t feel that we here in South Florida put our successes out as much as we should. I have successfully completed my first BRRRR and I have learned so much.Fo...

I just read an article that made a recommendation that I found weird and not a good idea, and want to get an outside opinion. When your tenant has been consistently late in rent and is clearly in danger of eventually ...

After hearing that my 90-year-old grandfather, who now relies on a motor scooter most days to get around, just returned from a trip to obtain continuing education in order to his civil engineering license active, I re...