Hey everyone, my name is Jay,I'm a 22 year old student currently working for State Farm in northern California. I'm joining BiggerPockets to hopefully gain some insight on how to invest wisely, manage properties, m...

I bought a SFH in 2011 in the Sacramento (Antelope) area rehabbed it and have it rented. I owe $162K and can sell for $350K and still exempt myself from the gains. The PITI is $1,004 with a 30 year @ 3.62%, it is curr...

I wrote this a couple years ago for another audience and from some of the recent posts I have seen, I dug it up and figured I would share it here. The information is just as valid today as it was 2 yrs ago.

I recent...

Friends, I share this story in the hopes that you'll find encouragement and belief in yourself. The other night, like many nights, I was laying in bed letting my thoughts run wild. I've found these thoughts and excite...

Help!! My tenant doesn't have a cell phone and every time I go there for rent she is never there. I don't want to evict them because it will be an expensive process nor do I know the correct thing to do. Whenever I do...

Everyone pay attention:Success to any business depends on its ability to find the right prospects, customers.Now: Find 10 random people in foreclosure.

Now ask them. Do you want to sell your house (at a discount), ...

Well, not really "firing", because they were never hired in the first place, but here's a "hypothetically hypothetical" situation and I'd like to know what others would do.I met face to face with an agent and we talke...

Hey all,About to hire a property manager for my first property, and even though I will be working with them to find a tenant for the house, I want to know in general what criteria you guys use to screen for potential ...

Hello BP!It's been a few months since I've posted on here, but I am happy to share that after years of analysis and paralysis I finally took a huge leap into R.E! My old colleague and I started an LLC in Vegas NV wher...