Every day in the forums it's the same thing. "I'm just getting started and I've analyzed a ton of deals (never seen any in real life) in several markets that are nowhere near where I live because where I live there ar...

One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...

I've done several deals internationally, most recently in Medellin, Colombia.  Happy to answer any questions or would love to discuss with other investors that have done the same.  

Hi AllA few weeks ago, the owner of a property I manage received a "ticket" from the city of Cleveland because the tenant did not properly place the trash basket out in front of the house.  The city sent a "ticket" fo...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DETROIT-MI-SOLID-BRICK-SIN...Is the whole city falling apart?

Everything has gone wrong all at once. I have 13 doors- which you would think would be able to handle about any issues that popped up, but the issues have happened too fast. I had insurance require roofs to be done- s...

Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property.  A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago.  I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...

Door count is the worst (commonly discussed) metric in the real estate investing community. Why does everyone use it? Can we all decide to collectively kill it? Or are there some of you out there that stand by door co...

Someone just told me that their 401k just sits there. It doesn't send them a check every month. Sure, they said, they get a growing amount (as long as the stock market doesn't crash) but when I saw their numbers, it w...

I’m starting this thread in response to the recent bankruptcy filing of Peer Street. Several Peer Street investors seem to be on bigger pockets, so I wanted to get us all on one thread, if possible to share resources ...