Everyone always wonders why people get stuck in analysis paralysis. Fear of the unknown and fear of going into debt. I've been on Bigger Pockets for what seems like years now. I read so much information and then just ...

Many syndicators/sponsors are offering a "waterfall" payout arrangement to their investors, whereby the investor first gets a "preferred return "of 8%, and then 75% of any cash flow left over after the preferred retur...

Ok, I am really hating my job and plan on leaving in the near future.  I am almost done with my first flip and have a contractor buddy of mine helping me with it now. He has lots of experience and has flipped over 50 ...

A Formula For Beginning Real Estate Investing

Passion + Planning = Momentum : A Formula For Successfully Beginning Investing

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step – Martin Luther ...

BP Friends! I'm Dave Meyer -- the data guy around BiggerPockets. We're expanding how we use data both onsite, and in our podcast, youtube, blog, and other content. It's really exciting! At least for me it is, and I ho...

I've decided to hire a property manager to find tenants and also manage properties for me.

I've narrowed down to two, one is a local real estate agent who also does property management on the side. His references (o...

This has been a goal of mine for a while.  On fathers day I took shipment of a 1999 Lamborghini Diablo.  It is more awesome that I thought it would be!The full story is here including what I paid for it.  http://inves...

I have to admit - I'm borrowing this from another forum, but I wanted some feedback from our members.

What is the most inspiring book you've read?? (real estate or otherwise).