Hello BP members, I am new here and have been an infrequent visitor on bp over the last 4 years or so. I currently do not own any income properties but planning to take a plunge very soon. Here for advice, guidance an...

Hello, All!  First off, thanks for any advice that I can get.  I am learning as much as I can but there is so much to all of this. My wife and I have been discussing what we can do to leverage some of our money and di...

I'm almost 50 and just woke up to the power of REI.  Kicking myself for not learning about this 30 years ago.  But here I am, and I have a decent pile of cash ($120K) and a pretty good 401K.  So I'm in a great positio...

Hello, I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad in my 30s  and I thought I would be in real estate by 40.  Fast forward 10 years later  I have yet to invest in real estate. Lurked around BP site for the past year, have listened to  ...

I want to buy my first rental property but I'm wondering if I should wait until the crash that is supposedly coming. I'm worried that if I buy now, my property will end up being worth half of what I paid after a few y...

I’ve been reading a ton of posts recently where people have recently quit college or a job, or are thinking about doing so. While I commend people on having the commitment and passion to peruse a different path, but t...

Hello everyone, I am a practicing pharmacist/ pharmacy owner from San Jose, California. I recently stumbled upon BIggerPockets and am now obsessed about REI. I have zero experience in real estate investing, but I am i...

I am currently saving for my first down payment on a buy and hold real estate property. I'm using Barclays with their really high 1.5% APY savings account. A lot of people will argue that if you are saving for a down ...

Hi everyone,I'm a mid-twenties engineer out of the SF Bay Area.I've been lurking the site for a few months as I've mulled the "Real Estate Option" - we're getting to that phase of the boom-bust cycle that I'm just not...