Hi everyone, My name is Jim and I’m just dipping my toe in to real estate investing here in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.I was an electrician for 15+ years, a small business owner (a restaurant/bar), and spent a c...

Hi, I've been on BP for almost a year now, much of the time just for educational purposes. I'd like to get more connected with some fellow investors from the Lakeland, Florida area. My husband, Joe and I are doing fix...

Hey guys,I’m considering quitting my job in the next year to become a full time real estate agent. I’m currently the bread winner for my family and I’m wondering how hard it is to support a family working as a real es...

I cannot believe the day is almost here. Tomorrow, December 5th, I will retire after 20 years as a Physical Therapist. Most people would say "I can't believe you're just leaving that career!" Yes, I received a B.S. in...

Hey all, first time posting on here. I have a quick question. My wife and I are thinking about buying our first home soon but I was wondering what your thoughts are about buying your first home before your first inves...

My wife and I own two paid for homes. Our primary residence in Texas and our vacation/retirement home in Utah. When I retire, we are trying to decide if we should sell our Texas home or rent it. I have used the Bigger...

There was a mountain of great content that was provided to the attendees of this year's Best Ever Conference and I'm curious to know what others thought about it. I'll share mine and I'll look forward to reading what ...

I am wondering if I should stick with my current restaurant manager job while I get into small multi family investments or if it would be worthwhile to pursue a job in property management or another aspect of the busi...

We have a customer on our site who has a significant amount of paid listings she has paid for and posted. In order to show her how committed we were to her order, we have marketed her properties heavily and the result...

Hi All...new member here and this is my first post. My wife and I started up on Airbnb in December with a small (1100sf) 3BR home in Abingdon, VA and we’ve had 3 bookings so far. We have a queen in one bedroom (that’s...