My friend has 2 houses.  The 1st house was bought in 1999 for $45,000 and he bought it with cash, lived in it while he re-modeled/repaired it, and then bought a 2nd house in 2012 for $100,000 with a conventional home ...

Hi BP,I have a tenant that has been in the property for a year and wants to renew at the same rate for the next 2 years. This was sent to the PM prior to their telling them that the rate would increase 5%. This is com...

Hello, Biggerpockets! My name is Joe, and I'm currently finishing up my last year in the US Marines here in Beijing, China. After spending six years in the Corps, I've come to the conclusion that I'm tired of working ...

Am looking at the abandon homes in my area that I have been watching.
These homes have been vacant for almost 12-18 months .
If you look at the homes on the county website the taxes are current .

Why pay taxes on a...

I am currently residing in Mississippi an I am think about trying to get an FHA loan to purchase a single family home or an duplex for me to rehab as well as an renter property.  The problem I am having is that my cre...

I have a well off acquaintance who makes well over $120K and she just recently moved into a rental home from another previous rental since her kid wanted to move in with her.
Her kid moved out suddenly and she has ju...

Hello BP!My name is Chris Sarmiento and I’m new to Bigger pockets. I’ve been listening to the Podcasts, read some books, and trying to further my education on REI. I’m currently trying to plan/ save for my first renta...

Hello all,So I built an ADU on my property in Socal, my initial idea was to airbnb the unit as I live very close to an international airport and I thought this would be a good approach. As I went through the process, ...

Good Morning,My husband and I are looking to do our first flip in the next month or so. We have our eyes on an abandoned house in the neighborhood we grew up. The house has been abandoned for at least 10 years or so. ...

I am brand new to the field of REI. I have become seriously interested within the past 3 weeks and found Bigger Pockets about 10 days ago. Since that time, I have been soaking up everything I can from this and other s...