Hi everyone,My husband and I are looking in the San Jose area to buy a multi-family home. We have a prospect that is asking $699,000 for a duplex. After looking at the open house we like that there is great potential....

Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...

Hi BP,I am starting a website to attract leads while also educating them so I am their source of info and can find their best option. I plan on using wordpress and host gator. I don't care if the site is aesthetically...

If you are middle class in America and you depend on W2 income for a living, the chips are stacked against you.1. Why are Americans who work for a living taxed more than investors who live off of their investments?2. ...

Hey everyone!My name is Hilary Catton, and if you don't know me, I am the Director of Customer Success for this amazing site you're currently on, BiggerPockets!My goal is to make BiggerPockets even more accessible, ea...

Is there a way to defer some rental income into some kind of retirement account when retired?

Lets say someone was able to live entirely off savings for a year, could they somehow put their rental income into a defer...

Hi, my name is Michael and I'm new here. :)A little background.I am what I call an accidental investor. Basically, I bought a condo in San Mateo but I had to move out of the area for work during the housing crash. I c...

I'm interested in Raw Land Investing like the Land Geek guy, but I don't ever see myself paying 1500 dollars for a course. Has anyone taken it? I'm intelligent so I don't need to blindly regurgitate scripts or mail ou...

Calling all Connecticut Investors / Residents,

I am starting a CT brain dump forum here on BP. Idea of this is to have all CT investors, agents, lenders, accountants, attorneys etc. drop any CT knowledge they have!

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Hey community,
I'm intrigued by the concept of progressive scaling in real estate syndication investments and wanted to open up a discussion. In theory, when diversifying a substantial investment across multiple synd...