Hey guys, I'm a newbie in the real estate world from San Antonio, Texas. I am actually in graduate school for Pharmacy and considering switching my major over to real estate. I'm super excited to begin learning and re...

Our city has a new program that is assisting 22 people individuals. They will pay first, last and security plus monthly rent and the tenants utilities. I have been having trouble renting out the units. They like our u...

Since I lucked out and found BP, about 6 weeks now, I have been reading everyday at least 3 hours trying to learn as I know nothing about real estate. I've read J. Scott's books (fantastic) and have listened to se...

A bit of background first. A tax auction has come up on a property with great potential for profit. The property has unique (to say the least) challenges that require an equally unique skill set to solve. Some colleag...

Greetings BiggerPockets,I'm currently under contract to purchase a "duplex". This property was a bank owned foreclosure, listed at $230,000, and our offer was accepted for $140,000. I'll spare the rest of the details ...

According to the latest statistics we have now reached the point in this country where 49.5% of the population pays zero income tax. I'm pretty good at math so I've come up with the number of 50.5% do pay some income ...

Hello fellow BP members. I live in Houston, Texas and are getting ready to open a new business bank account for my newly formed LLC. Are wondering which banks may be more friendly and convenient to us real estate rent...

For those who started out with little to no money, how did you manage, and if you could start over, would you take the same route, and if not, why? What plan did you use, and did that plan become versatile during your...

Hello all, This will be my first post on BP, and will serve to pose a question to overcome my first hurdle on the road to owning and home and gaining beautiful equity. I'm 24, working in the Texas oilfields, have a Me...

One of the things I keep hearing regarding commercial loans is that lenders typically want your (the borrower) to have a net worth that exceeds the amount of the loan. Is this something that investors are getting a pa...