First, a confession - I am a total newbie, never done a deal and still in the learning phase. So the chances are I'm missing something really obvious but I've been analysing a deal on a house and it seems too good to...

BiggerPockets Partners with TransUnion to Provide Tenant Screening & Credit Checks

In an effort to serve our members, BiggerPockets now offers tenant screening services in concert with the cr...

Dear BP Family,I am looking for Cities in CA, to invest in rental properties, all the calculations I learnt from BP and elsewhere is not making sense in almost all the properties I have been searching(mls, realtor sen...

List of Teaching - what you should know
New people ask all the time, "What now? and "How do I Do This . . ."and they Say, “I have Analysis Paralysis" and "I’m Just Getting into Real Estate" and "How Do I get Started"...

Hi, BP!Need your advise, please. I will provide as many details as I can so you can get a full picture of where I stand and where I think I may get if I go through with this plan.(1 USD = 20 MXN for a quick conversion...

I know someone thinking of investing in Tennessee. Their daughter will be going to college there in a few years and they're thinking of buying a house to rent and hold. Nashville, Cleveland, Cattanooga or ? Thoughts? ...

I am making about $140,000 a year, I have about 80k saved up, and I want to buy my own place and start house hacking. I currently live in Malden, MA and the house prices seem to hover from about 675 - 760k for a house...

@Brandon Turner and others often talk about making sure you have cash flow AND equity going into every buy-and-hold deal. But are there any circumstances where you'd pay full retail if the cash flow is good enough?The...

Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.

In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...