Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...

I lost some sleep last night.  I'm having problems renting my SF.  The price is now at 1850 plus utilities.  The argument often heard is "well you can own a home for what you're paying in rent."  So I wanted to look a...

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but I think it is worth sharing.  I heard on the Rental Income Podcast w/ Dan Lane, bonus episode from this Saturday "The Ugly Truth About Mortgage Forbearance", the long term eff...

Hi AllJust thought I would share one of my recent deals.Been playing in the Atlanta market since 2011, its been very kind, an amazing ride as the market has continued to soar. In fact very low inventory, surprise surp...

The Bush administration developed an effort to confront the worst U.S. financial crisis in decades, describing a plan that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars to buy up bad mortgages and other toxic d...

Hi AllConventional loans for residential property cover single family, duplex, triplex or fourplex. If I want to maximise each available loan without going into jumbo loan territory ($424k limit) it would be ideal to ...

So here is my $64,000 story:December 2013 my phone rang, it was a former co-worker who had fallen on hard times. He called me and asked, “are you still buying houses”? I told him yes I was, if the circumstances were r...

Here's my situation, My name is Grant Hamlin and I am 21 years old. Right now I am attending college in Oregon and am pursuing a Business Degree. I am 2 years in and am now applying for Oregon State Universities Busin...

Just a question for other BP members: who all on this board have started their RE business from nothing?  That means you had no money and no personal savings to put in to marketing, down payments, etc.Follow-up questi...