Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

I think a lot of people have trouble reconciling an abundance mindset with the omnipresent, "live below your means," advice.To achieve great success, we're told that we must take risks, act as if, and spend money to m...

In what had begun last holiday season with me giving away a duplex to a deserving BP member, I want to carry on the tradition.. This year I have a SFR in St. Louis it is in need of rehab.. However it can be a great st...

Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

I’m 17 and a junior in high school, I want to be a full time real estate investor one day (commercial real estate). When I turn 18 I wanna get my real estate license so I can raise some capitol and start from there. W...

I'm getting prepared to go on my first seller appointment with a motivated seller. I'm curious about what papers I should bring.I found a great thread here about what to bring but I have one question, should I bring t...

I have a question for all of you BPersI am an active buy and hold investor and some months I ask myself why am I doing this again?I believe I do this because I do not have a clearly defined WHY to look to during those...

I was talking about Real Estate Investing with some people at Home Show event, and as I was talking about getting rents up to market rates. A lady in the conversation asked me if I felt guilty about that (raising rent...