In David Greene's book "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" (which is awesome, btw) I saw an argument that I didn't understand fully, which is basically "you should overpay on your mortgages to refinance them faster ...

Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone has experience with using your rental property as a halfway house for companies such as “oxford house”. I was talking with them and they pay fair market rent plus a significant p...

So I am quite interested in buying my first sect storage units. What are the best steps? Is it like SFH, you first find a market, then a team and then a deal?I’m having a hard time finding any self storages for sale y...

Hello BiggerPockets community,I'm thrilled to join this forum and seek advice from experienced real estate investors. Here's what I've considered so far:

1. Markets:
 Local Market: I live in the DMV area (DC/MD/...

I'm kind of thinking out loud on this post, and have shared it with some people in real life, but none with real estate experience.

My duplex was supposed to close on the 9th, but as of this morning, is still...

Hi everyone, I'm going to try to make this short and sweet!I'm moving back to Chicago in 6 days and I'm ready to jump into Real Estate (finally!) I have not done any deals/taken any action yet in Real Estate because I...

I need a reality check from those in the business.  Is it feasible to begin with a multi family near the bay area?I live in San Francisco, but work in Palo Alto.  I believe I'm priced out of purchasing in my high COL ...

Hello Everyone, I am wanting to get some insight as to what others would do in my situation. I have a home that I own in the Denver area and currently have about 250k in equity after paying the agent fees. In todays m...

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If you're doing short sales, new to the game or just new to your negotiator I'm going to give you the most important lesson I've ever learned. T...

Hello everyone,

I had some questions about networking at REIA meetings. I've been to five of my local REIA meetings since last Fall and I have yet to meet anyone who is willing to give me the time of day besi...