A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

1st deal in March 20081050 Sq ft colonial 4 square on nice big lotPurchase Price = 54KConventional w/ 10% down.Spent March & April renovating EVERYTHNG probably spent too much on the renovations (5Kish) - had my tools stolen while doing rehab (about 8K worth, ouch, now I lug them with me ALL the time).Has been rented ever since ($1050 / mo).

I cannot expand much on that process but know it is a good tool if your 401k is well funded. 

It is the greatest wealth scaling tool available for investors.

Hey all, when using the BP BRRRR Calculator to analyze deals: Want to practice using this tool assuming I am using a private money lender who will get paid off after re-financing...what do I put in the purchase loan details?

Additionally, it can help maximize renovations and improvements.A Cost Segregation study is an IRS approved federal income tax tool that increases near term cash flow by utilizing shorter recovery periods for depreciation to accelerate return on investment.

Mentors introduced me to certain tools and ways of thinking that really opened my eyes and helped push me to think outside of the box and I am very grateful for that.  3.

agreed screening are one tool to REDUCE turn overI would call the employer, their second-landlord, criminal bg check.

Once you start getting prospective tenants, I would use the tools found in apartments.com. 

Is there some kind of tracing tool I don't know about that can help us figure out where the line goes?