We had just made an offer and it was accepted. A couple hours later we find out there was a shooting just 2 blocks down on the same street. The neighborhood is generally pretty nice. Somewhere between a C moving towar...

Hello everyone! This is my first post here, and I was guided here by The Book on Rental Property Investing which was given to me by a friend. I am a 24 year old college student and am trying to work towards a future o...

Landlords, BIG and small...Here's a question for you.How many minutes/hours do you spend every month on average doing all of the following: (per property)1. Calling your Operating team - Property Manager, leasing agen...

The tenants ‘boyfriend’ leaves the property and oddly enough, another male shows up for a short amount of time. This happens regularly, according to the on-site care taker of the property. There’s either drug dealing,...

I'm a newbie and still learning how to analyze/compare different areas. I have local lists of Absentee Owned Homes, Paid Off Mortgages, Recently Flipped Homes, etc. for every neighborhood in a particular city (I'm us...

Hello everyone!I am 31 years old, currently in grad school with a family of 4 (including myself), and currently rent. I have 1 more year until i'm on my way to start my "so-called" career in what I truly do have a pas...

Hey BiggerPockets Family,    I just closed on my fourth property and I felt that it was important to share how I got started in real estate investing. There are many superstar stories on BP, mine has been more of a gr...

If you are a Multifamily syndicator, I’d love your feedback on this: What percentage of your deals require accredited investors only as opposed to being open for sophisticated investors? Thanks,Steve

Hello everyone, My name is Rachel House, and I am a junior year finance major at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.  I recently received my salesperson license and completed an internship at Coldwell Banker, ...

For years I always wanted to figure out a way to contact people with self directed IRA's. I find the info very challenging to get. I know for a fact that I have ran across folks with money sitting in one that they nev...