Here's a chart that I saw today from a reliable source. It shows the total debt of households, businesses and the government. There are two things that are quite clear from the chart:

1. Total debt has increased e...

Ok, I'll try to make this concise. My marketing budget is $1500/mo. Our original plan was: bandit signs, direct mail to absentees and drive for dollars, email blasts, and network with wholesalers. We are a coupl...

Hi,I'm a single mom with a six month old baby. I have 80-100k of equity in my house I can easily pull out. My plan is to stay home with  my child to raise her. I can't get a new mortgage being I am currently unemploye...

Good afternoon all,     My name is Matt. (I apologize for the lengthy post.) A couple years ago, I was in a crappy call center job(I now work for AmEx) with no sense of what I wanted to do with my future. I was visiti...

Hello BiggerPockets family! I'm Kenneth Zavala a new member out of Houston, TX looking to grow my reach. A little about me, I am a Software Developer and I graduated from the University of Houston. I love learning, tr...

We've recently closed on a SFH in Royal Oak, MI that we intend to keep as a buy and hold.  The house was in pretty good shape - fresh paint and carpet, new kitchen with granite counter tops, and new windows.  I would ...

hey all, i have a scenario that may be playing out here with me soon. atleast gotta prepare if and when right.

ok i have this tenant for 15 months. is moving out by the end of august. has not paid for august yet stat...

Recently, most of you are aware, I got struck a deadly blow to my short sale business. When I say I literally spend a majority of my day(not including being a father to 5 and a husband to a very supportive wife) I am ...

My girlfriend and I are looking to purchase our first house in the next six months. I want to purchase a duplex and rent out the other unit, or a large single-family home and rent out rooms/basement (1st option prefer...

Hi BP Community!This is my second post and i have already learned so much from all of you.I have 10k (USD) Saved and am wanting to start investing. I am interested in buy and hold properties. Flips do not interest me ...