I finally read The E-Myth by Michael Gerber which comes up almost as often as the suggestion of Rich Dad, Poor Dad.  I must admit, this book qualifies as "best selling", but not "best written".  However, the idea of "...

Good Evening BP members!I am very new to REI and my fire was sparked by a free webinar hosted by Larry Goins. I learned of Seller Financing that day and I got really excited. Unfortunately, the $5k-$10k homes that I c...

Hello BiggerPockets family!I just officially finished my first year as a real estate investor and I wanted to share a summary of what I did, what I experienced, and the lessons I learned. I hope this will be helpful f...

Hi All,I'm a newbie investor and thus, I'm still learning and wrapping my head around how mortgages and various financing options work. I apologize in advance for this post being long, but I want to be thorough so tha...

One of my best tenants, a tile setter who works with builders finishing interiors of new builds, has run into a lot of bad luck. He had several surgeries resulting from a previous condition and could not work for week...

Hello my name is Jarvae I’m 32 I’ve been in the navy 14 yrs and I’m booking to get into real estate as I get closer to retirement. My goal is to do out of state investing and tenant occupied properties. Im looking for...

Hi,I have been wanting to invest in real estate for a while now and finally made a couple of investments back to back recently. They are both townhomes. We got a really good mortgage rate on one of them so there is ac...

I have a duplex, currently live in one side, and need to make a decision on a window purchase. I received a quote to use regular windows or for an additional $1,150, to use low-e + argon. I am debating spending the...

According to press release published yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau:"Four Texas metro areas together added more people last year than any state in the country except for Texas as a whole, according to new U.S. Ce...

I know that most landlords avoid this route but I heard it provides stable cash flow and less evictions required but you need to make the property pretty durable. A high NOI portfolio has come up and is affordable/pos...