Hi everyone! I'm new to real estate investing/BiggerPockets, and I'm excited to have found such a great resource and community. In reading the Beginner's Guide, the 2% and 50% rules have me pretty concerned about...

Hello All,I am looking to purchase a brand new house in Light Farms in Celina TX.Its 4 bed, 3 baths 2200sqf house and Im planning to rent it out.But there is no rental posts from this community... My agent says that I...

Thought I would touch on this topic because of a conversation I had to other day. So I am licensed and working for an investment brokerage here in Florida. I received a call yesterday from another real estate agent wh...

I work with investors in the Phoenix market and had a conversation with a new investor the other day. He has $100k liquid set aside for investing and asked my advice on where he should start. He's comfortable waiting ...

There is always much debate on if an LLC is needed. I have one. Only because someone told me to hold my properties in it for protection. I paid a lawyer to draft it and I signed it, and filed it away. I read most o...

Does anyone have an opinion as to why one should invest in real estate versus the stock market? Real estate investing seems exciting but investing in the stock market can be a more passive way to grow wealth long term...

I'm looking for some good websites to use for finding comps. I found

http://www.domania.com/homepricecheck/index.jsp
http://realestate.yahoo.com/re/homevalues/

Are there others that you can recommend?

I have a property management company which I am trying to grow.  I started out 6 years ago as a real estate investor so I understand the philosophy of minimizing all costs to maximize your ROI.  The question though is...

Hello BP community!

Who I am (& Why I am already a Big BP Fan)

I am Diane Bartley: work in IT by day, chase an almost 3 year old child during the evenings, and during the later evenings have started...