Hi BiggerPockets!This is my first post here and am very excited to get into the world of real estate investing. Having read several of Brandon's books and started doing research on several areas around my town, I came...

My wife and I have had our personal home on the market in Savannah, GA.  The buyer was pre-qualified, but the bank just declined them because one of them is a contract employee not salary.  

I am interested in knowing how to determine ARV.  I don't seem to do a good job at it.  I know there is Zillow, but the zestimate seems to come in too high.  Also there seems to be foreclosure sales bringing the price...

Hi, Before doing any real research I purchased a two flat in Chicago. We’ve been renting out the downstairs unit and living in/ slowly renovating the upstairs unit. The first couple months were hell, we had to evict ...

Hello! We're getting closer to pulling the trigger on our first deal... we just want to be sure we get all our ducks in a row so there are limited surprises. We believe this is how things will work. Please let us know...

We have two properties that we came across through our DM campaign.  Both would be great rentals to add to our portfolio.  Both sellers are motivated and open to seller financing.The way we are planning to structure t...

Hello! My current pension plan is being closed and I would like to roll the capital into a self-directed IRA. At first, I planned on investing in stocks. However, I have a "side" business in which I buy and sell vacan...

Good day experts. I am trying to understand the tax laws and determine my tax liability for  rental property that I have sold. The uniqueness of this transaction is in the fact that the property suffered a fire, and I...

I have recently started looking at houses in Newark NJ. Is there anyone here on BP that has property in newark and can guide me through, for example what streets to avoid, how to get the most finance from the bank, ho...

Hi all!I’m looking to purchase my 1st investment property as a buy and hold rental in the Chicagoland area. Current primary residence is a townhome. Any suggestions on what type of property to invest in as newbie land...