My family members (late 70's and late 80's)  are house rich and cash poor living on social security and trying to make ends meet.  Their mortgage will not be paid off in their lifetime with about 25 years left on a 30...

I'm interested in buy and hold properties, ideally with positive cashflow. I live in the Portland, OR area and have a tough time finding any properties that will positively  cashflow. I would prefer to invest locally ...

Just wanted everyone to know that it is possible to succeed in the flipping business.  Most of you saw my thread on my first flip.  Since then I have gone from doing one property to now having four properties in vario...

This is my first post and maybe not the most appropriate way to start participating in the Bigger Pockets community. However, I am a bit frustrated.

Just as a quick background, my paradigm shift occurred whe...

Hea BP Forums!I have found myself in a bit of a pickle.My wife and I have a property under contract for 345k with 20k in seller credits at closing, funded with a FHA loan. We passed inspection with only some minor pai...

Hi everyone!! Thank you for reading!A little about me: I've saved money for years to buy my first prop and will short term rent/Airbnb. My budget is around $500-700K. I'm preapproved up to $1M but that's a level of ri...

I am sure there is a something I am missing but it seems to me that no builders are constructing small multi family anymore! Here in Houston there are HUGE apartments going up everywhere but they are all Class A and o...

It seems like yesterday we were celebrating the new year but with the start of April, Quarter 1 2013 just finished! Also, with tax season finishing up, its time for some good ole' spring cleaning. While you're at it, ...

Hello BP Community,I just turned 24 years old and got my first "big boy" job with a defense contractor. I am eager to begin investing in real estate but I'm not sure what the right timing should be.I got into a leader...

I am happy to report that the final numbers are in from our first TWO successful BRRRR's (Buy-Rehab-Rent-Refinance-Repeat).Who says lightning doesn't strike twice? These were two half-houses (left and right side of a ...