Hello BiggerPockets,Basically we are looking to upgrade our current home to buy a single story home from current two story home of the same size in the same city san Jose. We are aged 55 and 50, we expect to work at l...

Hi Bigger Pockets members.I am a first time real estate investor who is looking to invest in NJ or NY (within 1 hour ride to Manhattan).My budget is max $500,000. Which town would you recommend to look into for an inv...

Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...

We have a 2 unit building that we have lived in for 10 years.  The renter lived there before we bought it.  It was/is our first place, the renter was clean and worked a stable blue collar job, and it was easy to keep ...

All throughout Chiropractic school, I was sharpening my axe to start investing once I graduated. I wanted to start investing early so I can get out of the rat race as fast as possible; ultimately to provide the care f...

This is a partial FAQ for a very complex topic that has a lot of possible twists and complications. Maybe it will trigger a discussion leading to a more complete FAQ.Here is a scenario. Harry goes on a weeklong trip f...

My son who is 25 has a good job, makes greater than the 2x monthly rent requirement, has steady employment with the same employer for 3+ years, is a hard worker who has diligently saved his money and had recently fini...

I was just wondering why there are no pictures listed for any of these deals that I come across in Realtor or Zillow etc. whether it's coming soon, foreclosure or active? There has to be any easier way?

Hello Everyone! I am planning on participating in an auction to purchase a house through a Tax Deed.The comparable for houses sold in the area shows the house could be sold for 220K after the title is clean and repair...

Hi BP Community!We are getting set to close our biggest CRE investment here in about two weeks and since it is a hybrid of creative financing and an SBA 504 loan, we wanted to share some lessons learned since we have ...