Hi BP,Quick question.. looking for some good advice!I just purchased my first duplex on Mar 31, (yay!) and I will be living in the top apt since it is through an FHA loan. The bottom tenants are very nice people and a...

BiggerPockets Community! I am so happy to be posting my first ever question on the forums. Long-time listener, first-time poster.As the title suggests, I'm gearing up to buy my first ever property. I have a realtor, a...

Can someone please explain what the benefits are to the buyer? I get the benefits to the seller and agent.

I have noticed a lot of realtors, newbies, and even folks that have been buying properties for a while and should know better telling folks to find off market deals.  It is my strong belief and opinion that most of th...

I have a 4 bed 2.5 bath SFR listed for rent in a B+ to A neighborhood that is in great condition. I typically like renting to families as they tend to stay longer and a lot of times fix little things themselves becaus...

Hello everyone,I am new to BiggerPockets but already have found this community very helpful, so thank you! My wife and I are both dentists in Kansas city, MO. Our first goal was the buy a 2-4 unit to get started and I...

Best part about being a landlord is.....The money. It's definitely the money. The job is savage as savage can be lol. But somewhere in the top 10 you've got the wild things that your tenants will say to you. It's very...

Hey guys, just wanted to get your feedback on how you find motivated sellers? I have gotten some pretty good leads from bandit signs. I have also sent yellow letters to an absentee home owners list. I did this rece...

Hello BP! My wife and I are thinking about renting one of the rooms in our house to one of my really good friends (my best friend) in Georgia. But I had a few questions:1) Would that increase my monthly insurance? I w...

Looking towards the future I decided about a year ago that real estate investing (REI) would be my chosen career path after I retire from the military. Through my learning process I have been educating my wife with ev...