Hypothetically, which would you rather have?A 401K worth $500,000, currently invested in index funds, but easy to convert to other securities or cash. Or10 single family homes worth $1,000,000 with $700k worth of mort...

I am always fascinated at the things guests encounter at cabins in the Smokies.  We keep a log of things that we have physically had to go out and address.  So far for 2022, this is our "ESPN Top 10" list:
1.  "There...

Curious if anyone has purchased a turnkey property with Rent to Retirement.  I obviously hear their ads on the BiggerPockets podcast, and the model sounds intriguing.  If anyone has an experience they would be willing...

This is my first self-managed property, a 4 plex I closed on this week. One of my inherited tenants is moving out on the 25th, although the lease is to the 31st. That said, he arranged the gas to be switched back into...

Hey BP!I just wanted to share some super exciting news with you guys! I started Real Estate Investing at the end of Dec, 2015 and joined Bigger Pockets around the same time.  While working a Full Time job as a Wells F...

Hello, I would love to hear from you guys about your personal experience selecting a niche?  How did you go about it?  Was it pretty deliberate and strategic or more of a reaction to the opportunity in front of you?  ...

Hey everyone. I am reading through the "Real Estate by the Numbers" book now, and am still in the beginning where it discusses personal financial statements.For the past two decades I have been using financial aggrega...

Economic Update
(Monday, January 25, 2021)

There aren’t many people—apart from, say, Elon Musk—who are going to look back fondly on 2020. It was a year of illness, pain, uncertainty, an...

Hi, can someone explain this to me?  Basically give me an example of say a $100,000 home and how this is wise to use that rents for $1200-1400.  Verse other loans.  Or why one would choose DSCR loan / interest only pa...

I am in the beginning phases of putting my business plan together. My goal as far as an investor is to acquire a few houses both SF and or MF then start to get into buying and flipping houses. This is just a thought I...