Thoughts about purchasing a brand new home that doesn't meet the 1% rule.
It's near a new elementary in a growing area outside of Austin. 205k, 3/2, rent is about 1500 in the area. It will be my first rental which is...

I had to post about this experience because I'm half confused and half mad!I had been bidding and watching a HUD property for a few months, waiting for the right price. Finally it had been lowered to where I needed it...

Hi there BP!the following is something I feel needs to be written to kind of get a lot of things on the table.  First off, a couple of disclosures:  1) I am NOT a millionaire in real estate.  I'm just a hard-working d...

Greetings all, As I am driving on my way to share knowledge with my current place of employment (that's all it is), I came across an interesting, creative RE idea which generates additional revenue when turned into a ...

I've been searching for a rental home for a while now. Finally found one that fit all the criteria via Westside Rentals (I'm in SoCal). There were 2 numbers listed as contacts, for "Rob" or "Katy." Rob did not answer;...

1st time buyers. We just got approved for our first home loan. We understand that we need to look at many, many, many properties to educate ourselves on what is a good property and what is not. Our realtor is willing ...

Hello everyone. I'm new to owning rentals, I have 2 duplexes (Newburgh Heights and Shaker Heights)I had a very good relationship with my property manager until recently. He was always slow to send things like invoices...

TL;DR:
Decided it was fair to keep deposit of $770 for 5-year tenant for no cleaning, large scratches on floor and trim, hooks in walls, satellite dish installed on roof, and large stain on deck.  He sent threatening...

Here's a self-serving question - for those of you out there who have been regularly using BiggerPockets for months or years - when did things "click"?  When did you realize the power of BiggerPockets and it's ability ...

I’ve been fortunate enough to have found success owning my own business for the last 4 years. It pretty much runs itself at this point and I only have to put in less than 15 hours a week into it. In my quest to find w...