Hi fellow BP members. I'm helping Bigger Pockets work on a project about using real estate investing to retire early (aka achieve financial independence).Would you mind taking a brief survey (mostly multiple choice &a...

Hello!

I'll start out by saying that I'm brand new to real estate investment, so please feel free to dumb down any of your replies to my post... I'm still learning!

A little background: I'm very interes...

Howdy!I've been in sponge mode for a while now just soaking up all the great info and opinions to be had here. The time has come, I think, to introduce myself. (*Deep breath.*) Here goes.My name is Charles and I'm a c...

Hello bigger pockets forum readers! First off I want to thank anyone who is taking the time to read this and want to extend gratitude to those who decide to chime in. 
I am a 27 year old college graduate of environme...

Hello BP family. My name is Alec. I’ve been listening to BP on and off for a couple years now.. I’ve always known I’d do real estate investing “some day”! It wasn’t until the last few months that I realized I would sa...

Hey all,
Looking to get in touch with operators in these markets. Wanting to get different perspectives with the lay of the land. What strategies are operators using to acquire properties? What are the best cities fo...

It took me nearly 8 months to figure out what this so called "mortgage forgiveness debt relief act" really was and how it could benefit me. I was with my wife one day and we overheard two couples talking about it and ...

Hi all,
As titled.. I did a IRA withdrawal of 300k to buy 2 condos in May/June 2024. 
I didn’t paid the 10% penalty fee. 
I’m not currently working so my income is basically the 300k + (28k gross or 15k net) from a...

Background & Context
Today's New York Times reports on a new publication, Appraised. The publication argues, based on recently released appraisal data-sets, that current day appraisal processes bake the results...

Both Democrat and Republican presidential candidates have found common ground in the idea of using federally owned lands to address the U.S. housing shortage. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald T...