I'm thrilled to share that I closed on my first real estate syndication deal today! I wanted to share this with the community to hopefully encourage others out there that larger-scale investing is possible without exp...

Good morning all (PST), I am going to start by saying, I am so happy I have found Bigger Pockets and everyone in it. I have been reading through all the forums, attending webinars and listening to the podcasts. Thorou...

So this is a subject that I’m very interested in and I’d love to get everyone’s opinions.What do you think about mandating Finance class for grade school children? I’m not talking about making them take it one year of...

The Coronavirus Meltdown
The current Coronavirus crisis is having a critical impact on the Mortgage Industry, which could potentially make the 2008 financial crisis pale in comparison. The pressing issue centers ar...

I am wondering if there are people on here who had success investing in Illinois? I live in Illinois, suburbs of Chicago. The high property taxes , negative population growth all had me rule out Illinois as a potenti...

Wanted to get some informal BP feedback on legal entities, and realize this is not legal advise. I wanted to learn more about setting up legal entities for REI. After finding a mention of a law firm which specialize...

I just finished my first flip here in Baltimore and it was an AWESOME experience. I bought the property for $31k, put in $65 had the work done in two months and a tenant signed up before the job was complete. It was a...

Im hoping someone can give me some advise on this, I'm looking at buying a triplex and putting about 25% down and using a DSCR loan for the rest, has anyone that has used a DSCR loan have anything good or bad to say a...

I am new to Bigger Pockets and just went to my first REA meeting where the speaker talked about buying non-performing notes and "becoming" the bank ie refinancing with the occupant. The details in how to actually do ...