Google recently released info on how to provide the search engine with listing data to help vacation rental listings show up in Google Search. This allows Google to showcase information about your property like locati...

Hi, my name is Al Verastegui. My wife and I are looking into real estate investing and have gone as far as signing up for a real estate seminar in the coming weeks. Before we dive into anything the seminar is promotin...

Hello everyone! I have a 401k with a company I work for. Although my career used to be with this company, I have started a contracting business in the last few years. However, I am still employed by this company on...

Hey there BP. I'm so excited to have found this collective body of education and inspiration at my fingertips. I honestly feel like I have been studying for an exam that deep down I knew I would never pass. Then l...

Glad to finally be a part of BP!I'd often drop in and read the how-to guides available to unregistered users for free. I decided that it's finally time to drop in and become a part of the community.I've spent the past...

My name is Phillip, I am originally from NC. I am in the military and live in Okinawa. I have zero experience in real estate (I've always been very debt adverse) I actually found Bigger Pockets through one of my other...

I was writing this up when I received an email saying that @Ben Leybovich just put up a post. If Ben thinks it's a good time to post, then so do I ^^ Especially if this post is also gonna have @Brandon Turner 's name ...

Greetings BP Self-Storage gurus,I'm a 5 year active multi-family investor and landlord but am closing on my first self-storage in about 30 days.  I picked it up for a song when looking for commercial as my bandwidth m...

Hi everyone. We have been using Cozy for our rental properties in regards to rent collection. Initially, their system was great and would not allow a Tenant to make partial payments; it would only allow a Tenant to pa...

I'm trying to get some answers regarding what kind of bank account I can use for my rental property. I have an LLC so I'm wondering if I can use my personal checking for my business or if I'm required to have a busine...