My real estate journey started in 2018 when I found BiggerPockets and decided to jump into the Single Family space in my market, Houston, TX. I loved Commercial Real Estate, Multifamily in particular, but I had a limi...

If you opened this read this post in its entirety it will be worth it for you and post a reply there is no reason not to. Every single member on this site has no excuse for not being one of the wealthiest people in th...

When using the fix and flip calculator where would I capture repayment of IRA funds used to cover rehab costs?  For example, if I plan to use $20,000 from my IRA to cover some rehab costs, where does that get recorded...

Is anyone familiar with the Grand Junction Colorado market? I have come across three people in the last 10 days who mentioned this as an up and coming real estate market. None of these people knew each other or are ...

I live in Truckee, CA (~10 mi from Lake Tahoe), and we have a severe housing shortage here. Lots of long time locals (service industry folks, ski instructors, teachers, outdoor enthusiasts, etc) are being pushed out b...

Hello, Bigger Pockets! My name is Jack and I’m completely new to the world of Real Estate Investing.
A quick about me - I grew up in the California Bay Area and until recently have been working in a tech company in ...

First, why did I post this blog in this forum?  Because gentle readers, a laundry vendor is a commercial tenant.   And the reason they are commercial tenants is because if you signed a contract, as it is called, it re...

Hi BP community!My name is Marshall and I live in Savannah, GA.  I am a mechanical engineer by degree and work experience, but left my most recent corporate job (had been there for 10 years) in April of this year (I t...

Hello everyone.

I’m gearing up to do my first remodel project. I‘m redoing the upstairs unit in an old farm house that was converted into a duplex. Not planning to take the place down to the studs, but the remodel wi...

If you had $500,000 and are a rooke REI, what's your move to get started?
Would you focus on a high cap or low cap market? Would you buy and hold a SFR/MFR or go right into a different strategy/niche?