My name is William Alston.
People mostly call me Mr. Bill.
Why is too long for this post.

I'm in Sacramento, CA just watching the melt down... er ummm recession... I mean depression.... or riots maybe..

I am just...

I've been looking for good investments in my area (charleston, SC) since January and can't seem to find anything that will cash flow that 1) are in a decent/safe area or 2) cash flow according to my formula.  I feel p...

Good morning,

I recently moved to Arnold and bought a 4 bedroom house. I have someone who wants to rent out a few bedrooms, my question is what steps do I need to take ensure this is successful? Also is there any tro...

I met a guy online that seems very ethical, so I reached out to him.I scheduled a skype meeting with him even though he's local to work around our schedules. After a generally good conversation, he offered to work wi...

Hey guys,

I have come across a couple lists of high net worth people who have been lenders on private mortgages in the local county and I am considering sending them a letter seeking REI loans. I have read all the p...

So I'm trying to start my real estate portfolio with house hacking, refinancing, and cash out pays for the next down payment. My credit is 711, and my debt is low, BUT I only make 23k a year. Ew.So I go to banks toda...

Here's a self-serving question - for those of you out there who have been regularly using BiggerPockets for months or years - when did things "click"?  When did you realize the power of BiggerPockets and it's ability ...

2018, a new year and a new journey for myself and my wife Amy. We have a long term goal of owning rental properties. Over the past year we have been lurking on biggerpockets and reading real estate books. This year we...

Hello all,

I am located here in Dallas, Texas and attended a free introductory seminar from Lifestyles Unlimited REIA last night. I enjoyed listening to what they had to say and the speaker was very informative.

I ...