Throughout the BiggerPockets platform (eg, forums, blogs, etc.), members constantly reference books and podcasts that have had a tremendous impact on them.  Some are about specifics like wholesaling, turnkey, buy and ...

Hello BP!As I continue my REI journey my circle of "friends" has begun to shift. Many of you have heard the sayings "You are a reflection of the 5 people you hang around." and "Surround yourself with like-minded indiv...

Fed Rate Goes Up. Mortgage Rates Go DownMortgage rates moved just slightly lower today, despite the long-awaited Fed rate hike. Once again, that's LOWER mortgage rates and a HIGHER Fed rate. Here's how that works: The...

Sharing with this forum - today's featured article I wrote for BiggerPockets all about DSCR Loans:In recent years, a fairly new loan product: Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) loans, has become enormously popular wit...

Good Afternoon military BP,I’ve been trying to educate as many fellow military members on real estate investing and how to maximize the VA loan to get in the game. I don’t know if it is just a military thing but we ha...

In 2007, I met Carol at our local REIA. She was 63 years old, living in a $1500 a month apartment in downtown Minneapolis, and beginning to fade financially. She had spent around $30k on getting a "eduction" in Real E...

I'm a newbie here getting ready to pull the trigger on my first deals but struggling a bit with analysis. I've got a hot market in Atlanta and there are a lot of distressed properties and lots of opportunities to eval...

What would you recommend a starting real estate agent to dive into first, commercial or residential properties and why?

If you are thinking about passively investing in a syndication deal, choosing the right sponsor is more important than the actual deal. The most obvious reason is you want to make sure you are not investing your hard-...

So I am looking into moving out of state. I own a home in Missouri and I'm planning on moving to Houston area. I've owned this house long enough that I can get another conventional or FHA low down payment, but I don't...