I learned today that an 18-year-old man who was killed in a shooting in Baltimore on August 25 is the son of a Section 8 tenant of mine. At the time of the shooting none of the news accounts mentioned the victim’s na...

You hear alot about avoiding "war zones". Investing in low income is not some peoples cup of tea, but some people do focus their strategy in such areas. My issue is that even these low income investors, along with eve...

My husband and I are anxiously awaiting the refinance of our primary home so we can get started investing with our first deal. My husband is a general contractor and more confident in this field than me, but we both a...

I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA).  The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...

I am looking to get into REI and have six figures in retirement accounts to potentially obtain multi family in Chicago market.

Friend / Mentor uses Equity Trust Company to purchase and hold real estate in IRA throug...

Let’s talk Note Investing! Most of us learn best through real deals. This is Day #2 of sharing a deal where we can review, dissect and analyze note buying strategies.In addition to making money investing in notes you...

I'm asking this as a fellow forum user, not a moderator. About four months ago, someone within BiggerPockets split the Landlording & Rental Properties forum and created multiple subcategories. The image below show...

I am not clear as to the difference between rehabbing and house and flipping one. Could it be that when you flip it is for quick profit and you would do a 1031 vs rehabbing which you would live in it and hold on to a ...

Most personal finance pundits will tell you that if a purchase does not produce income and depreciates, it's bad debt. They'll also tell you that you should avoid bad debt wherever possible, buying things like cars up...