I am curious on what BP members think the impact that growth in real estate investing, wholesaling, and direct-buy practices is having on the old agency-model of buying/selling? Has anyone come across any articles or ...

I always hear this figure and wonder to myself how come? Is it because people are scared or is it because the people who are trying to get into investing have a hard time figuring out what information is correct and w...

Bill Gulley posted in another thread that he'd rather have "5 150K properties than 20 32K properties, all things considered. Generally, less maintenance, less management efforts, fewer collection problems, less vacanc...

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I've read enough books at this point to have a pretty basic grasp on the fundamentals of real estate. One principle that comes up time and time again is cash flow. There seems to be a c...

I have a goal to pay off a large loan in 10 years. Let’s say I have 10K available to put towards extra principal every month. Would I end up paying the loan off faster if I did one lump sum payment of 120K per year, o...

I have okay grades in college. A 3.2 GPA which isn't bad for my first semester. I was thinking about dropping out though and pursuing real estate investing. Should I? If I don't drop out, besides real estate, what maj...

Just wanted to announce today that we’ve added some enhanced capabilities to the forum signature here on BiggerPockets.We now allow agents and other professionals to show off their certifications, license numbers, and...

I am curious what people are thinking about for goals for 2019- are they financial? are they personal growth focused? are they multi-leveled? What are you doing to meet these goals to hold yourself accountable? How ar...

I’m a 19 year old freshman in college studying architecture but I’m realizing I’m more interested in the business of buildings and not building them. There’s a real estate program here, but I’d be going 100+ thousand ...

A word to fellow investors from both coasts- too many liars and blood suckers waiting for opportunity to rip you off. If you're a working professional and haven't seen the ugly side of greed , traps, lying, betrayal e...