I'm just about to close on my first rental property (house-hacking a duplex in a small town outside of San Diego, CA).  The previous Landlord raised rents 3-5% every year on this property, so it is currently rented fo...

I recently found out about a real estate investing mentor group called Lifestyles Unlimited based in Texas and decided to do some research on it. I came across a thread on this forum about the company from 2008 and ve...

Hello BiggerPockets!I stumbled upon the Morris Invest Case Study by @Ian E. and am now inspired to document my current investment with the company. This is kind of a long post, but I hope you stay with me. Clayton Mor...

Unfortunately I've been away for a few months while taking care of some personal matters, so I haven't been able to keep up on discussions. 
However, several months ago there were ample amount of folks here insisting...

As one who had never heard of the 2% rule or 1% or any of the other terminology that floats around BP,, I just became aware of the 2% rule. I was talking with a fellow from Oregon who was lamenting that there are no 2...

Hello fellow investors!  I began a post a few months ago in regards to a new construction project I will be starting soon and after all the great input I thought it would be nice to start a journal in order to help ne...

Why have you not sold, refinanced, or 1031 exchanged your pricey RE for more cash flow? I did and went from $50,000 cash flow to my current $120,000 cash flow and in 2 months moving to $160,000 cash flow.  Would you h...

Hey all, I am on bigger pockets simply because I want to help beginners make that leap like I had to all on my own before I knew about bigger pockets.  A quick blurb on my experience : I am a serial House Hacker I am ...

My Take on Every Thread in the Wholesaling Forum

1. Newbie with no Capital want to “begin real estate investing” by wholesaling
2. Current “wholesalers” offer encouragement, general advice, etc.
3. Real Estate Br...

I want to build equity with my primary home as soon as possible. And I came across a method using HELOC to reduce the interest paid to the mortgage. Does any one have experience with it?