What are the options to help mitigate maintenance costs. These vintage Detroit homes are lovely but they sure are higher maintenance due to their age. Service warranties? A recommend contractor? Any experienced advice...

Hi everyone, I'm sure to more veteran investors out there, the answer is already obvious. But given the prices here in BC, specifically in Richmond and nearby cities in Vancouver, it is really a challenge for newbies ...

Hey Everyone -
I wanted to report in with some incredible news. January was our best month on BiggerPockets and we ended up just shy of a monster milestone: 500,000 unique visitors for the month.

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Hello,New to BP but have been lurking for the past several months. I am curious to know how many physician real estate investors are on the forum and if they can offer up their specific experience of getting into real...

Hey Folks, I'm sure the answer varies by market and experience, but I wanted to see what advice some of you may have when considering professional management and STR. Here is the situation: I am purchasing a 2BR/2BA c...

I am currently a 19 year old looking to simply gain as much financial education, simultaneously saving money for future investments. My biggest one would be leveraging my VA home loan in about 3 years. I want to know ...

Im sure, like me, you have quotes posted around your work area or in your notepad. What are they? I have several:

"Someday is Today"
"You are your own limitations, you are your own success"
"Whether you think you c...

   My Father and Both grand parents were realtors and Landlords.  I grew up immersed in real estate, dinner talk was easements, right of ways, surveys,  evictions, Etc. Etc.  For many years I avoided real estate.  I h...

Looking to help from the BP community in figuring out how much of a security deposit I should hold back. I had tenants move out of a small studio apartment I have about 3 weeks ago. When I went to get the keys the apa...

I am renting out a 3 bedroom apartment on Chicago's Southwest side. The steps in the tenancy process are:
     1) application (personal info, current address, former, job, a personal reference) and last 2 paystubs
...