Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...

Hello bp subscribers. My wife and I are brand new to the real estate investing world, and are looking @ all of our options for financing out first property, and one of them is possibly taking from my employee based 40...

At the beginning of each year I take the time to research and reflect on various markets throughout the country so as to provide a road map to my acquisition search for the year.  As an active buyer of apartment compl...

Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...

I get markets, lifestyles and goals differ.. but how much passive income do you need coming in to walk away from your full time job?

We all are ambitious if we’re on BP.. so what are your goals? What is the line whe...

Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors.  The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front.  I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front.  He said he doesn't want to fund i...

Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Sacramento.

Purchase price: $350,000

Cash invested: $50,000

Sale price: $415,000

It was the worst first flip because we hi...

I happened to run across a message from someone looking to sell a near 50 unit apartment complex in my town off mls. We spoke briefly on the phone and he said that he would prefer to meet in person, so we scheduled to...

I know many of you may have seen the topic and thought about your first fix and flip. I actually would like to get some of your opinion's on rehabbing my first home to live in. Let me explain. My wife and I are gettin...

I see so many comments that tile showers are better than shower inserts.For ease of installation as well as cleaning and mold/mildew resistance, I like a shower insert better. While I'm taking a shower, I don't look a...