They would be an absolute except a few people get lucky and put everything they have into a rental property and nothing goes wrong for a year or two, giving them time to build up cash reserves.  Then again a few peopl...

I would like to consolidate the 9 30 year fixed mortgage (currently in my name) into one loan and open up a revolving line of credit to move on additional deals.The nine houses have 70% equity.I’m a professional ...

Detroit mayor Duggan says HGTV's Nicole Curtis was 'scammed' in house dealDETROIT (AP) - The star of HGTV's "Rehab Addict Rescue" apparently was "scammed" when she bought a blighted Detroit home from someone who wasn'...

Real life of a newbie investorI've been inspired by Account Closed post, "real life of a real estate investor". With that being said, I believe there's value in sharing my journey with other newbies. I will begin givi...

Another avoidable situation. This woman squatted for a year and it was NOT related to COVID in any way, yet they couldn't evict her. When they finally do, she's apparently gained a sense of established entitlement (wh...

I have been at another forum writing about "creative financing" at the Creative Financing Forum.Here is the intro:It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I wil...

Tenant Screening Standards:
- No previous eviction
- 3x income to rent
- Clean background
- Good references

Hi Everyone,

On biggerpockets these 4 standards for the tenant screening process have been repeated time an...

Hi all,My name is William and I currently live/work in Brooklyn, NY. I moved to NYC about 4 years ago, and have been renting so far, but realized financials are much better on the owner-operator side. My goal for my f...

Hey BP!Just want to toss out a question here about furnishing/staging an Airbnb. I'm researching different options to accomplish this for a couple Airbnb listings I'm looking to potentially post in a couple months.I w...

Hi all,Newbs here. We have a TON of money in equity on our primary, want to get into RE. Our friends, many, have done the STR thing in Cape Coral and can’t say enough good stuff. The appreciation is there, the growth ...