Before 1957, there was no industry or investing arena defined as residential real estate investing.  Individuals owned their own home, or a duplex in which they were both owner occupant and landlord.  Real estate inve...

She is 18, turning 19 next month. Ideally she would like to be associated with an investor friendly brokerage. Her end goal is to be able to work closely with her dad (me), who is just getting started in wholesaling a...

I am interested in joining the Real Estate community as a means of creating "passive income" while working my full time job. I have been listening to the podcast for the last month and have gotten several books and ha...

Hi all! My name is Chris and I'm new to Bigger Pockets and love all the information here. I own one rental property that was my previous primary residence. After the market down turn, my family and I needed a bigger...

Its not what you know, its who you know!

We had some good success 6 months ago holding these events then I got busy and stopped organizing them. Perhaps once a 1/4 we could commit to getting together to network. No...

Hello, currently living in Houston area and would like to start PT work in real estate flipping a house. There are tons of training but can't seem to find step by step guides. What is it you 1st, 2nd, 3rd and so on.Th...

I'm looking to make an offer on an apartment building. I don't have the money for a down payment ($900k). Where would I go to find investors? The return would be 12%. I tried calling a hard money lender, who told me t...

Hi, My name is A.J. Sporinsky, I've been listening to podcasts and reading articles and blogs for a few months here and I'm ready to actually dive in and become a member of this community.  I currently work as a softw...

This is a corporate rental.  The guy that contacted me lives here.  His company has rented off and on from me about 20x in the last few years.  But this guy was asking for a discount for 2 guys sharing a place.  I tol...

The Capital Raising ChecklistThank you to everyone who chimed in on the previous thread “What is your best piece of advice for raising capital” to discuss their best piece of advice on raising capital.  As I look over...