Hello BP collegues/friends, I work and live in Miami, FL; and I invest in out of state rental properties. I recently was recently awarded $100,000 and I wanted to get advise on the best way to use the funds and make a...

Has anyone seen a list comparing the fees (if any) for each of the top direct booking sites? Does it pay to be on every single one at the beginning? Or, should I just focus on Air BnB and HomeAway at first? Can you re...

I have a duplex (I live in half) with completely separate utilities and fuel oil furnaces. I'm tying to figure out the best system for my tenant to pay for his fuel usage. The way I see it I have two options:1) Work w...

Warren Buffett when asked about his time horizon for investments. He answered with "Our favorite stock holding period is forever.” That got me wondering about real estate as I know folks in the boomer generation that ...

Hey BP!After all expenses are subtracted, what's it the minimum cash flow you shoot for on a single family home?

Hello,My husband and I are new to Bigger Pockets and are enjoying all the information, resources, and support it has to offer. We currently live and own a plumbing company in Carlsbad, CA and are eager to start buildi...

I am going in on a 3-unit house with my investing partner, Mike, and we are trying to solidify an agreement for equity given what each of us is putting into the investment and the fact that we plan to split monthly ex...

A theme I heard several times at the conference was the notion that some very successful landlords did not ever wish to pay off their mortgages on their rental properties.
Rich Weese also touched on his strategy of b...

I currently have an LLC for my consulting business  (not real estate) and want to loan my real estate LLc money for purchase and renovations.  Is this allowed? Or do I need to make a disbursement to myself to fund the...

Does anyone manage out-of-state properties without hiring a property management company?All of these issues seem fairly straightforward to do remotely:- Listing property online- Collecting rent- Scheduling contractor/...