Hello everyone, I have to say I am freaking out!! I got a new job over an hour away and I have been driving for over a month and I hate it! I have been trying to find a duplex to house hack but there isn't much in the...

Hey folks, I'm working on a blog post for BiggerPockets called "How to Find a Great Contractor" and I'd love some community input!So... how do YOU find good contractors? What's your best tip? (answers may be used in a...

Most real investors should not buy from realtors unless the realtor is an investor themselves and understand the business. Unfortunately, most seasoned realtors don’t even know how to calculate a cap rate. Even less a...

I’m new to BP and am venturing into buy and hold REI with a skeptical spouse. He supports me using my inheritance funds for investing, but chooses not to participate himself because he lacks confidence in and understa...

Is there anyone out there that has bought land to hold and thought of creative strategies to turn that land into cash flow? I have heard people making a killing with airstreams/rvs on land and airbnb, renting the land...

I'm too old to see a lot of the socialistic changes and bankrupt cities and states that you will. I just ask one question. How do we sustain the direction headed?
CBO (congressional Budget Office) just listed the...

Ok here goes.... I’ve finally put some of the useful knowledge I’ve acquired over the years on BP into action. My strategy is buy and hold and I’ve just acquired my third deal. I now have approx $1M in rentals but am ...

Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property.  A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago.  I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...

There is a program under HUD (Emergency Solutions Grant Program) that provides money and incentives to property owners to rent their properties to people who are currently experiencing homelessness.  And within this p...

I'm working on a potential article about this...So, it's rare that two romantic partners discover the awesomeness of real estate at the exact same time. So, if you discovered real estate first, how did you convince yo...