I have an old '98 Ford Escort that's just getting to the point that everything's going any time now. I could drop a bunch of money into that whole and watch it fly away, or get a new car. I decided on getting a new ca...

I’ve been spending a lot of time visiting and researching the Albuquerque market. I’m curious to hear others thoughts on the market.My take is that it went through a lost decade and still to this day hasn’t recovered...

Hi, I am looking to invest in my first property in AZ. I am currently in California. I am looking into AZ because it’s a less expensive market and I’ve been to Vegas but never been to AZ so i wanted at least check it ...

I have only ever lived in Wisconsin so I do not have a good idea as to how it compares to other places.  I know it always seems that the grass is greener in another state but I want to get some sort of consensus.
The...

Hello fellow BP Members, I started as an out of state investor in Kansas City 5 years ago. I made a ton of mistakes but real estate tends to be pretty forgiving. Investing in out of state real estate from California c...

Ok so I am strickly curious on the above question. I am closing on a property that is settling for about 10k in a few weeks. I have been working with an agent for awhile this will be our 4th deal together. Every time ...

What kind of cars do you guys drive or have? Do you lease, own, or finance? I would like to know before my real estate journey. I currently drive a 08 BMW 5 series and it is killing my savings for my down-payment. Ins...

Hi everyone,My name is Ryan and I am new (1 month) to Bigger Pockets. I would first like to thank everyone for this amazing website and all the information that has been gathered. A true community of likeminded people...

There was another thread on the site in the making deals forum which contained a lot of great discussion, but which became way too contentious, so we closed it.

I wanted to start another discussion about investing in...

I posted a thread a few days ago called why do we invest? There were a lot of good replies on that thread with many bigger pockets members listing their goal of 5000, 10,000, 12,000, or $20,000, per month for retireme...