Hi everyone, my name is Roland D Hefner Jr but everybody calls me Dee! I am very "Green" in the REI world, I have absolutely NO background in it other than the past 3 weeks of reading and trying to educate myself on d...

What would a beginner and successful buy and hold investor do in this scenario. The scenario is you are just starting out and have $100,000 cash to begin investing in real estate, you also have no debts besides reside...

I'm looking to purchase an income producing asset, and laundromats made their way onto my radar. I've visited 5, or 6, and I'm working with brokers in the San Francisco, and Los Angeles area to find, and vet opportuni...

I also posted this under the General Real Estate - Renters discussionCan anyone point me to a forum or other discussion on how the process works when you are buying an exiting property that is already being rented out...

Hello, All 
I have been following BiggerPockets for many years and have been listening to bigger pockets podcasts for many years. I have been a premium member for several months and have posted at least several times...

Last year I bought my first house hack, a 4/2 SFH in Escondido, CA. My plan was to either convert part of my sunroom to a living space, or convert the attached garage to an ADU. I've seen plenty of posts about how ADU...

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What effective ways do you use to collect rent? Has any of you used PayPal? I collected the earnest money from one my of tenant via PayPal and I found it really convenient. The money transfer from the ...

Hey Guys,Just wondering if there are folks out there who have employed a build-and-hold strategy.  Basically building a spec home with the idea of holding it as a long term rental.  Same principles apply for building ...

Has anyone tried PROSPER as a passive investment for earning interest income?  It sounds like a nice concept, better than earning 0% with my bank.   Also, no tenant headaches. Wonder if anyone has tried this before. 

As I continue to explore and prepare to be a REI I am finding people around me being very doubtful and advising against.  The feedback is always about the headaches, constant tenant problems, constant repairs, evictio...