It's been a hell of a ride during the past 2 years. I started my real estate investor back in June 2012. Bought 12 Class B townhouses and started learning being a landlord, 3 months later bought 37 class D apartments....

I’m new to this site and am already learning a lot. Is there an industry standard markup on materials by contractors? When do I know it’s worth my time to shop for, purchase and pick up materials myself vs having the ...

Long story long, I'm currently setting up 2 STR properties (these would be my first).1 property is a 4/1.5 with a working washer & dryer1 property is basically a 2/1 with no washer & dryerI'm definitely gettin...

Here’s the situation…I know a family who is going through a rough time. Mom, Dad + 8 kids. One of their daughters has leukemia.They were evicted last year and their new place just went on the market and they had to mo...

Hi, I am a mid-40s, full time software developer in the Boston area. Instead of letting our saving depreciate in bank, we would like to invest them in real estate to combat inflation while we can create extra cashflow...

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For those of you that have house hacked before, what advice would you give to someone that's about to start doing so? My wife and I will be purchasing our first property this year, which will be a...

I live in the DC, MD, VA area where the housing market is hot right now and home prices are through the roof.  Does anyone know if as a new RE investor, I should consider buying a condo from a landlord that may be int...

I'm renovating a rental kitchen, and want to make it nice. This is a 900 ft 3br that might rent for $1600 when I'm done. I've never put in this much cabinetry before, and wonder if I'm overdoing it. I have some ten...

Some people have indicated that they have good success with low end rental property. I would like tips on how they manage to do that. The property managers that I have talked to won't even accept property that do...

Hi BP world,  my name is Jonas, I am 27 years old from NJ. I finally decided to get educated in Real Estate and  BiggerPockets is a great source for that, but there is a lot of info and it gets overwhelming at times. ...