I have had one of the worst experiences with rehabbing a home in Glendale Heights, IL (Suburb of Chicago) with the city inspectors. Some of the most picky, arrogant, expensive, nastiest, non-cooperative inspectors tha...

Hi all!As the subject stated above, I'm a new member from Northern Michigan who is incredibly new to real estate investing. I'm (as of this posting) 26 years old and teach junior high and high school mathematics. Give...

Hey folks,I live in Seattle and therefore am not looking to buy any rental real estate locally. For that reason, I've mostly been doing my research in out-of-state areas like Pittsburgh or The Triangle in North Caroli...

I found Roofstock.com to be very helpful in determining rent value, expenses, current tenant history, and management options but I was wondering if successful investors actually use this website. It seems like this we...

Hey Everyone,My name is Bryant Diel, and I reside in Kansas City, Missouri.  Aside from listening to the BP podcasts and reading the Rich Dad Poor Dad book series, I don't have any actual experience in real estate inv...

As someone wobbling before their 1st investing baby steps this question isn't a top priority, but following 'begin with the end in mind' (and because I like to follow odd tangents)...Everyone has their personal plan, ...

Hey Guys
Just a quickie for those of you who are actively investing.

Let's say you see something listed on the MLS or whatever and you want to make an offer on it, do you have your own RE agent onboard or are you jus...

My grandma lives with me (and my younger brother) in Gainesville, FL. I am a full-time college student and working sometimes 40+ hours a week. We are currently renting a 3/2 home for ~$1300/mo.  She fully owns a home ...

Hello BP, I've got questions about the proper way to sell my mobiles that I fix up.

What I do is purchase a mobile home. Have it transported to a parks empty pad and set up.

After the home is renovated and certifie...

Hi Everyone,We know that there are a lot of folks out there with suggestions for improving the mobile app for BiggerPockets, including a sizable audience out there looking for an Android App.Right now, we are focused ...