I own a single Cabin in a vacation town in WA state that I use as a family vacation home and STR. When I first bought it 5 years ago I lived 2 hours away, had never owned an STR before and worked full time so it made ...

Currently I do not have the best credit (fair) and not so much extra cash. For those of you that have already made at least their first investment. Where did you get the money? Own cash, 401k, hard money lenders, bank...

I found this today about a proposed meltdown:

The Day The Dollar Died

I thought some of our resident Tea Partiers would enjoy it. Most entertaining!

We all have different cleaning standards, but some people are just filthy! Below are images from an actual apartment that's been occupied by the same tenant for almost 30 years. He pays 15% below market rate but has n...

I want to buy a duplex and live in one of the units. My ultimate goal is to have a portfolio of real estate and be wealthy, but I want to start with a duplex I can live in. If I had $20-$35K I could start this path of...

I had a tenant move in on the 1st of October. he informed us on the 12th that his freezer isn't freezing. I have a warranty but they didn't have a contractor that works the weekend. so I wasn't able to schedule them t...

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...

Good morning all (PST), I am going to start by saying, I am so happy I have found Bigger Pockets and everyone in it. I have been reading through all the forums, attending webinars and listening to the podcasts. Thorou...