What is the biggest reason people fail as newbies in real estate investment?

Hello BP community! My name is Kristian, and I'm a newbie (OK, longtime lurker) in my late 20s from San Francisco. It was always my dad's dream to build a portfolio of rental properties that would enable him to quit h...

Hi Biggerpockets,I have identified a handful of markets (Youngstown Ohio, Elmira New York, Rochester New York, and Syracuse New York) that seem to be a right fit for my investing philosophy. I am planning a trip where...

* moved from DIY forum... *Quick facts: Small house, approximately 900 sq ft. New roof. Baseboard heat. Dry crawlspace. New plumbing with no leaks. I purchased it earlier this year after it had been empty for ...

Hi Everyone, Pardon what could be a wildly ignorant question, but I drove from Chicago to suburban Indiana last weekend to look at some duplexes, and I am doing the same this weekend--needless to say, I am incredibly ...

Please I need help setting up a 30 year long term lease to a farmer for him to plant almonds. I have 75 acres farm land in No Calif. I want to lease it to him for a flat fee once a year and forget it and go do othe...

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One of my properties is being renting to a single, female student. The lease stipulates no visitor can stay more than 48 hours without being added to the lease. Her boyfriend is now staying at the property for...

I really wanted to save this for my introductory post... and this forces me to make that post happen soon!! Anywho.... I planned on hanging up bandit signs in the wee hours of the morning... well my alarm clock went o...

I'm looking at increasing my deal volume by bringing in an outside investor for house flipping. The target would narrowly be SFHs needing cosmetic repairs (i.e. flooring and paint), can be rehabbed in less than one mo...

I have a 24-unit apartment complex that has a no-pet policy.  In NM, emotional support animals are classified as assistive animals that cannot be discriminated against.  An existing tenant, with 4 months left on lease...