What did you all do before you started investing? What jobs did you have so you could raise the funds for a downpayment and such. I am 15, i want to own rental properties and am wondering what i could do to raise the ...

I am wanting to move an IRA rollover into a self-directed IRA and I have a couple of questions I need help with.
By the way, I am thinking of using it for tax liens and/or private lending.
1) Do I need to set up an LL...

Hello everyone,I have a single family rental in a A quality neighborhood that has been nothing but fantastic for the past year and a half. The original tenant was a Godsend and honestly just paid us to use the 1350ft^...

Good Morning Everyone!First of all, I’m really excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community especially the San Diego Community. Been living here for about 6 years including my years at UCSD. I had originally s...

Hello! My wife and I are new to the REI scene and actively looking to make connections, deals and grow our portfolio. We just recently bought a duplex and am owner occupying. The tenant side was already rented out and...

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So often people will make plans and write down what they hope to achieve. It can be shown that this is a good way to succeed, but many fail to accomplish their goals.

I hope to use this thread to discuss ways to mak...

So we had an incident in one of our duplexes where a guest of the tenant was shot inside the home. I heard about it from the tenant on the other side who was afraid for their own safety, obviously. They have called me...

I really do not want to raise the rent, but am I being smart about this or just being a naïve newbie landlord? I am a newbie at real estate, landlording and property management (going to be 1 year on May 4th 2016).  ...