We are fortunate to own a single family rental home in our area outright.  The mortgage loan was paid off earlier this year and now we are seeing higher monthly cash flow.  The home value has appreciated considerably....

Hey guys, I'm in the process of purchasing a quadraplex.  I was informed that one of the tenants didn't pay their rent for November.  The current owner has started the eviction process, but it will not be completed be...

Do you guys think that uploading a personal profile image (avatar) should be a pre-requisite for participating on the forums, blog system, properties directory, etc. here at BiggerPockets?

Just curious . . . thoughts?

I have just read an article by Joshua about REOs and in it his last point is

'Note that lenders and banks do not like holding REOs on the books, and try to get rid of these as quickly as possible.'

Why is this and w...

My tenant just informed me he found a bed bug and asked permission to use a fogger. It is the only apartment in an owner-occupied building. Any advice for dealing with bed bugs? I am getting exasperated with these ten...

So I've started my search for my first property and with the help of my family's realtor came across a duplex in an up and coming neighborhood (high rises are being built like crazy, it is within 5 minutes of Fort Lau...

Hi all,It is a true pleasure to finally have my first post on BP.  I have been going back and forth and hesitating on when putting up my first post but as written in The Ultimate Beginners Guide "I never worry about a...

Good morning everyone! I want to start by saying thank you to this amazing community! I really hope we can get some advice on our tax situation.In 2020, we only had 1 rental at the time, but an investor in the area wa...

I own several smaller duplex/triplex properties and just bought my first small apartment building (7 suites). The previous landlord's garbage system was the following:
Each tenant is responsible for taking their garb...

Hi All,I graduated university in 2017 and have been working in a big tech company for two and a half years. Real estate is something I have been learning by myself for the past year. I am trying to avoid paralysis by ...