What was the highest interest rate you ever paid on a mortgage? The lowest? My lowest was 3.25% for a 30yr fixed mortgage in Dec 2012 on an owner-occupied 4plex. I refinanced out of this into 4.50% so I could get rid ...

Which budgeting software would you recommend for organizing your finances most accurately?I'm currently using free websites such as Mint & YNAB for tracking my finances. I am looking at buying Quicken Home & b...

Hey all,

I am currently just researching and practicing right now. One thing I have been doing is assessing the cash-on-cash value of certain properties in my town. I factor in vacancy rates and some other stuff, bu...

Zillow seems to have a tremendous amount of information about available properties. Looking for houses to flip, do you really need access to the MLS or is monitoring Zillow just as good?

Ok finally I can do this post

I wanted to tackle it before but i ran into some issues with getting the floor together.

Ok so you have a floor that is relatively in good condition but there are a couple of boards th...

Hi BP,I'm a new investor from San Francisco looking to invest in Indianapolis. I was born and raised right outside of Indy in Carmel. I'm currently looking for my first property (buy and hold rental). Long term, I'd l...

You know that fear you had when you decided to finally invest in real estate, but the drive to change your life is weighing heavy on you? 
That's where I sit. I read How to Invest in Real Estate in 2 days because I c...

I read a lot of these forum posts mentioning people sending out yellow letters. What is the best way to generate affective lists for yellow letters? In particular I'm looking for a list of absentee owners but I'm not ...

Hello Biggerpockets community, I am newbie in Real Estate. I just bought a house (in California) under my name using traditional bank loan (so no LLC or Corp). My thought process is that I will fix-up the house. If th...

I heard only rental properties qualify for 1031, but not flips. Is this true?