I’m new to BP and am venturing into buy and hold REI with a skeptical spouse. He supports me using my inheritance funds for investing, but chooses not to participate himself because he lacks confidence in and understa...

Here is brief story about my first flip.  My name is Dakota Coburn and I decided a few years ago that becoming a real estate investor was the right career path.  I spent 12 month researching, reading, analyzing, going...

The reason for this post is because I often read other investors post about looking for a property in an area where they have good schools. We did that. We bought a home in Burbank, California, a very expensive suburb...

The other day after work I got to my car and started checking my phone to respond to emails, check BiggerPockets and LinkedIn. After a while I realized that I had been sitting in my car responding to those in the real...

It's a legit question right? I wonder what the pros and cons are in working with a wholesaler? Any Investors/wholesales have feedback or an experience you can share?

I'm the primary insured, but my PM wants to be included on Liability policy.  Has anyone heard of this?My insurer refused to accommodate the request saying they've had problems with PMs named in their policies, althou...

Hello Everyone, I have been having a hard debate with my girlfriend. She just went to a class that gave her the RE Basics. We do not have a house at this point in time, but we want to purchase a house soon. We have li...

If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing?  Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...

Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...

I am not sure there is really a good thread here in BP which address this question.  I know there are many blogs but those do not provide expanded conversations around the idea, IMO.  If you are a seasoned, new or pot...