Cal C.
Ramsey or Kiyosaki doesn't matter! Getting rid of "bad" debt is important!
I strongly believe whether or not you use debt or don't use debt to buy real estate, it is important to pay off debt that is not related to your RE investments. All of that interest your paying is money that could b...
Kevin Rea
Of all the places you lived, where would you move to right now
I have only ever lived in Wisconsin so I do not have a good idea as to how it compares to other places. I know it always seems that the grass is greener in another state but I want to get some sort of consensus.
The...
Nathan Gesner
Why is unpaid rent so high?
I've read news reports that say up to 20% of rent has gone unpaid in the last couple of months. I manage 350 units and all but one has paid (we extended grace far longer than normal but now we're in the process of evi...
Chris Jensen
How Do You Have Time to Be So Active on BP?!
Ok time for a reality check. I'm busy. You're busy. We're all busy! And we're all on BP. Some are learning from others, some are sharing their knowledge with others. But all of you are spending time here. And some of...
Jonathan Twombly
What scares you most about getting started in real estate investment?
I've come a pretty far way in my investment journey, having acquired 400+ units in the last two years. When I was first delving into this business, I was afraid that I knew nothing, and that I would lose money. And ...
Joshua Dorkin
BiggerPockets Loses the Battle to School You in Real Estate - May 25 Teleseminar Canceled
Henry Ford once said, "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely."
I believe that is the case here.
As most of you know, BiggerPockets has for the past weeks, been planning a real es...
Marjorie D.
What happens when you're not in a 30K market but a 400-600K market?
I've decided to take the plunge into real estate investing. I'm reading all these great articles on BP (thank you for providing this amazing and extremely useful resource!!) and also have a stack of books on house fli...
Henry M.
Examples of Mortgage and Real Estate Fraud Investigations - Fiscal Year 2013
The following examples of mortgage and real estate fraud investigations are written from public record documents on file in the court records in the judicial district in which the cases were prosecuted.
Defen...
Joe Edwards-Hoff
The only chance of finding positive cash flow is...
I'm only a couple weeks into researching real estate. Well, I actually own a home and rent it, but that is besides the point. I'm just trying recover an unwise past investment. Hopefully my current refinancing goes th...
Rishi Ramlogan
REAL return on real estate is MUCH lower than many claim here
Real estate is a good enough investment as is - why tell people fairy tales?First off, I am talking about pure passive investing. If people want to get into the real estate BUSINESS, and do all the labor that is in...