One year ago today, I took the leap I had been threatening for years and bought my first investment property. A 7-Unit Mixed Commercial/Residential building. Since it was my first deal, I didn't do much along the li...

First of all, I am a new real estate investor. My general strategy is buy-and-hold. I live in crazy California, so my real estate world is pretty bizarre.But, I think that a first time investor should think about star...

I just can't take the plunge.  I look at deals every day, it has become a hobby.  But every single deal I look at I seem to find a question mark that makes me shy away. Am I making it harder than it really is?  I have...

This might be a dumb question, but I am having a difficult time opening a checking account for my self directed IRA.My custodian advised me to set up a bank account with my SDIRA as the Member (owner) and myself as th...

Hello Bigger Pockets community!Ive recently moved back to my hometown with aspirations of learning the ins and outs of real estate, as I have goals to reach financial independence utilizing real estate investing as on...

I'm planning a trip to New Orleans and was wondering if anyone had suggestions what to do while I'm there.

Any great tours to take?
Favorite restaurants? Bakeries?
Best places for some jazz?
Any cool local stuff to ...

Hi All,  This is a complex (for us) opportunity that I'm going to lay this out as concise as possible.  I'm sure this is a cake walk for most but would be our first property and is larger (# of appts) and includes a r...

Hello all! My name is Ben Sulka and I am a student at Cleveland State University. I'm 21 years old and have had an interest in real estate for a while now but really didn't know where to start. Then I found Bigger Poc...

Hey guys, I am closing a property near one of the best bike trails in the country and this property has a huge ass abandoned garage.I see a serious potential for turning this garage into a bike shop and renting bicycl...

Hey BP!My name is Jorge Santiago and I am just getting started on my path of real estate investing. I work in the finance field and have finally decided to invest in real estate as well in order to create passive inco...