As I started to develop a small business plan (<20 pages) I realized that there are many ways for me to be successful in this business: wholesaling, rehabs; owning rental properties; buying 2nd mortgages and medica...

Hello Everyone... I'm really new here... just found the site today, signed up and this is obviously my first post. From the review of the site and posts I've seen so far it looks amazing... I have a ton of reading and...

Just started my third book that was recommended through this site "Rental houses for the successful small investor". I did notice it was written in 1999 so I'll take parts of it with a grain of salt but expect the o...

Hello, I am new to the group and just starting my road to real estate investment education. My question is,
Does anyone know the Danville, IL market. It is where my husband was from originally but now we are in the S...

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I am writing from Wylie, Texas where I live with my wife and 3 kids. we recently moved from Dallas, to get away from the inner-city feel. My wife stays at home and homeschools our 3 kids. I used to work co...

Is there a such thing as good debt?If I have to categorize debt, I would say the debt I am paying for, it's bad debt. A debt someone else is paying for, it's good debt.Which means, if I have a mortgage on my house and...

Hi Everyone,This is my first post on Bigger Pockets and I'm looking forward to learning from all you real estate experts!  My name is Cory and I'm and active (part-time) real estate investor.  I live in Utah but focus...

I'm looking to invest around 300k on a beach villa in the Dominican Republic ( Gated Expat/ tourist community or buy something in the US. I can't afford anything else in Southern California where i live. Any suggestio...

So I've known for years that I have wanted to get into real estate and then more I've been reading, listening to podcasts and being active on the forums have really opened my eyes to the power of REI and how it can gr...

I always find it interesting how I come into these forums and I talk to people in everyday life and they all say the same thing. "How do I get from where I am now, to where I want to be in life?". Often referring to f...