About 2 years ago I determined that I wanted to get into the real estate game. Just this past month, my wife and I hit our first major milestone -- 5 homes! Because BiggerPockets has been instrumental in helping us re...

Hi Bigger Pockets Forums, I've been saving up money from my full time job to invest in real estate. As I continue to save and approach an acceptable down payment threshold, I am debating a few things and looking for s...

My market is the Cleveland suburbs. I decided long ago that I want single family homes in B & C class neighborhoods that are sustaining or growing in population.

I come across a lot of investors at my meetings th...

Hi everyone! This is my first post here on Bigger Pockets – I'm excited to join the community!
I'm just getting started with real estate investing and like many other beginners, I'm feeling pretty lost. 
I've define...

I'm considering buying my first investment property using a HELOC on my primary residence. I have enough equity in my primary residence to cover about 4-5% of the purchase price of the target property. I was thinking ...

Found a complex on the MLS recently 10 units. 6 are 2/1 and 4 are 1/1Recently rewired and replumbed. Google street view actually shows it all boarded up from the image in early 2013Price tag $300kMLS states NOI is aro...

I know it's always changing. Based on the little research I've been doing I hear that Florida and Pennsylvania are currently great states to invest in. Something to do with the ratio of the average income of the indiv...

Hi.  I am looking to buy a rental property in Waco, but I am not too familiar with the area.  I have done the neighborhood research online and have a general sense of the neighborhoods, but I am looking for any advice...

I was asked a question in another thread and when I started to answer the question, I realized it was a topic that was quite deep and may be good for a separate discussion.... Originally posted by @Bryan K.:
@Marcia ...

I have someone who agreed to gift me the down payment for my first purchase (Multi-family and I will be occupying). But after discussing with him about pulling from his investment account (401K), I’m not convinced tha...