Hey BP! My wife and I are excited to be under contract on our first investment property. As two Razorbacks living in Dallas, we started looking locally, but found the market particularly difficult down here to meet ou...

I recently watched a video of Grant Cardone predicting that when all the baby boomers die off there will be a large surplus of houses which will drive down prices across the board. You hear a lot about shortage of hou...

With the WSOP about to crown their 2009 champion with the coveted bracelet and $8+ million dollars, are there any folks in BP nation that like to play poker online (for fun of course)? I have a home game but never pl...

I'm doing the research to learn how to begin my real estate investing career. It is very evident that networking is huge and I am an introvert with social anxiety (meeting new people is not terrifying, but it's up the...

As a 25 year old business owner - I approach real estate as a long term investment. I get excited about appreciation, amortization, and tax benefits more then cash flow. Not to say I don't need them to cash flow but I...

Hi everyone! My name is Dean and i'm currently a 21-year-old attending college in Arizona, however, I reside with my mother in El Paso. First things first, I would like to say that BiggerPockets has undoubtedly shifte...

10 REASONS FORECLOSURES ARE TOXICThe following observations are based on my own personal experiences with foreclosures over the last three years.  They are my own opinion, thoughts and conclusions and is meant as "foo...

There’s a new startup in Boise providing an online real estate marketplace for investors, buyers and sellers to list or shop for short-term vacation rental properties.
Similar to the MLS, Revnest displays detailed in...

Background:  We own a few rental properties, some being right next to each other on one road.  Our commercial property we rent back to ourselves is one of them in this strand, so we know the surrounding neighbors fair...

Hello fellow BP Members, I started as an out of state investor in Kansas City 5 years ago. I made a ton of mistakes but real estate tends to be pretty forgiving. Investing in out of state real estate from California c...