In 2012 we hired a management company to manage one of our out of area properties in Illinois. What initially looked like a great match turned out to be a disaster, and we had to terminate the company after just one m...

My husband and I are looking to do our first Rehab and flip in WI. I am a CPA and he is a very handy ( has done work for others and also updated our old home where we turned a 65k net profit, which we invested into a ...

Well that was a new one.  Totally amateur hand made sign so I thought I had a good lead on a FSBO.  Turned out to be a wholesaler trying to tack $10,000 onto a house that has been listed for $15,000 too much for the l...

Good evening all. We are a pretty new HOA and we are having a meeting of the membership to determine some sort of criteria for the CC&R's. There are no specifics about what members can and cannot do, so we're gett...

Hey guys,

I'm a NPN investor that buys all over the US. I'm interested in hearing what others are paying for their NPN's. I know some lenders/institutions price it based on UPB (Unpaid Balance) or CMV (Current Marke...

Somewhat dated, but still one of the best studies. MARKET DISTORTIONS WHEN AGENTS ARE BETTER INFORMED: THE VALUE OF INFORMATION IN REAL ESTATEThis is an abstract. Agents are often better informed than the clients who ...

I own a few rental properties here locally by I’m thinking of buying some more in another state. My question is what are some of the mistakes that newbies make when investing out of states?

Hi all,I have few properties in New Jersey for few years.  I realized the passive income is not really a passive income as the tenant call you for repairs- the fence, leaking basement, driveway crack, dishwasher, wate...

Just curious what's working for other agents out there as far as lead generation is concerned. I am following the Buffini path and trying to develop a referral based business, but in the meantime I'm looking to see if...

First, thank you for taking the time to read this.  The Bigger Pockets community is very impressive.I read Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" book over the past two weeks, and very much identified with his poor dad.  Peop...