Making an impact as a cold caller in a world full of cold callers is an art. You have all these people out there who are constantly beset on all sides by scammers posing as the IRS, Microsoft, Carnival Cruises, you n...

Hi guys,
In order to qualify for a 1031 exchange, 
1) how long is the property needs to be rented?

2) does the rental income need to be reported on taxes for a certain period of time ? (O sense it probably will b...

Hello everyone I have been on bigger pockets for a while but I don't think I have ever posted anything yet. I guess I will start by telling a little bit about my story. I live in Williston ND and I'm married with two ...

First time landlords and we are screening a person who meets/exceeds income requirements, but has a bankruptcy (15 years ago). They also have 50k in credit card debt and 5 of the cards are nearly maxed out. Being firs...

For some reason Biggerpockets asked me to take my 1st step towards real estate investing with a new member introduction. I signed up with Biggerpockets over 10 years ago when it was free. I started my domain over 10 y...

I've been listening to several of the BP podcasts mentioning seller financing. It's sounds like a great tool at times. What I don't understand is how you get the money to people. 
let's say you buy a 100k house on se...

Hey BP, I just had one of those lunches where you meet an investor and hear his story and are very invigorated to go out and hunt for some more deals. Part of conversation was discussing the importance of relationship...

Hey BP Fam - I am going to visit my first REI property on site this weekend. I was wondering what the most important questions are to ask the agent on your first visit to the property? I asked the below questions over...

Seller will accept $7k for both properties. It's going to take $15k to get one property liveable and it should retail for $40k-45k. Back door is open. I am in San Diego and property is in St. Joseph Missouri, how do I...

I love startup founders stories. Perhaps because I’m a tech founder myself and real estate investor. So—- What’s the story behind BiggerPockets? I’d love to hear about the early days, how they started, did they themse...