I am a new investor in the Birmingham Alabama area. How is the market in this area? Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!

Hi, I'm putting up a white paper.  This white paper tries to capture the research I did yesterday.  Basically, my wife and I endured a failed JV.  In the JV, we drove-for-dollars and collected 1,000 addresses.  The pa...

I am interested in real estate and trying to figure out the best way to start.

Hi guys, 
I am looking to invest in my first rental property with the goal of building a rental portfolio in the coming years. Bigger Pockets has been  a great resource of knowledge so far but the information on the ...

Any wholesalers have this happen to them? Just had two cops swing by my house because of a letter I sent out from my direct mail campaign. He was checking out our legitamacy and I was able to convince him that we w...

I would hope everyone has had a chance to download the new BP community book

Check out my chapter on Seller Financing, Dodd Frank, and making money on thin equity deals.

All the other 11 chapters...

I am developing my business plan for buying and holding. I was talking out some ideas with another investor, and she said you should never pay off your properties, and never pay all cash.
It seems to me that if you d...

Hi BP, My husband and I are currently under contract on a 4-unit property located in Miami, FL. We plan to house-hack this property (live in one of the units and rent the others for at least one year). We just finishe...

Hello everyone,
I'm a service member currently stationed overseas. I've been doing my research and have decided to finally start investing in real estate. The plan is to tackle rental property investing, the problem ...

The seller is asking $749,000 for this property, the tax assessor has it at $627,100,  I've analyzed it at $600,000.  It needs some exterior work, and what appears to be a minimal amount of interior work.  I've only b...