Hello all.  My name is Gary and I currently reside just outside of Detroit.  A little background:  I grew up 45 minutes outside of Detroit and have owned (personal) homes north of Grand Rapids and now on the far east ...

What is your WHY??? What wakes you up in the morning and makes you want to do a deal? When I started 5 years ago, I used to think it was for financial freedom or more time with my future kids, but now I think I just e...

My name is Craig. Years ago, far too many to be proud of, I had a partner crash a business on me and jump states to leave me with the debt. We managed foreclosed properties and the parts of the job I enjoyed, I really...

I have been buying mainly turn-key properties as of late, with minimal repairs. Every time something breaks, I usually do a few things. I look it up on the internet, I Google it, read a few books on it, all to find ou...

Hello All,A little about myself: My name is Jacob, and I am a brand new member of the Bigger Pockets community. I currently work as a machinist at the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. I have a beautiful wife and s...

I have a lot of catching up to do as far as expenses go (paying off debts).  So I can't invest right now.  Yet I still wanna get some hands on experience in the field.  What are some ways I can get that experience?  I...

I'm not a big fan of leasing a car and never have.   As a real estate investor, leasing can be a negative on our credit score and it probably affects our debt/income ratio too.  I usually pay cash for my cars so I nev...

After cracking the code on traditional single family  rentals, I would like to expand and network with NNN investors ... next investment I do is going to be different than the last 30 Residential rental properties in ...

Hi everyone, I'm Kim.  I finally decided to stop lurking and to introduce myself.  I'm an engineer by trade currently living and working in Ventura County, CA.  I've been in the area for about four years and have real...

I've been reading a lot lately on automating your real estate business. This is great for me not only for the obvious reasons, but for the fact that I have two small kids at home that I'm in charge of several days a w...