I saw this new area and decided to get it going. I figure that I'll be able to retire somewhere around 10 years from the time I started investing in real estate.

How long do you think it will take you to retire, sta...

I received a PM from a colleague. I hadn't seen him on here for awhile. He was asking for my book, and I told him I had run out and would eventually be putting it on line as an E-book. Then , he told me he had lost hi...

My name is Rory and I am excited to be here on BiggerPockets! I am 27 and live in the Dallas area and come from a great family that I am very proud of. For most of my adult life, I have believed that true wealth and ...

I had another quick question. I was wondering how else a developer gets paid from a real estate development, other than selling ownership. I was reading about Donald Trump and how he was paid management and constructi...

I get confused when I hear people talking about how many deals they've done? Or how many single family homes they own? I dont think this metric neccesarily contributes to the making lots of money. Why not just go rais...

My husband I and purchased our first rental at the end of May. We are wrapping up the renovation and are putting it on the market in the next week. What guidelines/qualifications do you use when considering tenants? i...

Hello everyone, Does anyone here actively invest in the Wilkinsburg area? I would love to get your take on the area as a whole. Their are a few properties I have seen that might be of interest and I’m looking for some...

My wife and I were fortunate enough to get a good deal on a duplex before "hacking" became the term. Here in Austin, that has become a harder target for people just getting started. The mortgage payment for a newbie o...

I always see posts and hear people talk about how most agents fail in their first year but rarely explain why. Other than being under capitalized, why do 87% of new real estate agents fail?

I'd love other opinions on this. So my wife and I both work (and basically run) part of a management company of about 30 apartment buildings. We make decent, fair $. Our shared goal is to own our own properties. While...