My goal in writing this forum is to motivate other young people to work hard, take action, and take risk. To show them that you don't have to be exceptionally smart, or have tons of money.For a long time I didn't like...

Background: 
Me and my wife are both full time IT professionals with 9-5 jobs, which are more like 8-8 jobs really and sometimes weekends too. We decided to start actively investing in cash flowing multifamily real e...

Okay this may be a long post.. but it is amazing what persistence can accomplish... When I first got into real estate investing I'd say about 4 years ago is when I joined bigger pockets and I would continuously read t...

So here it is. I got a call from one of my direct mail sources from a lady selling her mom's duplex. We talked a bit and when she stated her price, I thought it was a good deal so I asked to meet with her. It turns ou...

In February of 2022 we purchased a newly renovated 3 unit building in the South Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The price was 500k and we used a DSCR loan for the purchase. 
We listed the top 2 (3x1) units for $1800 ...

My First Deal = 6 doors!     This story begins as many other stories that heard told on the podcast: I started listening to the BiggerPockets Podcasts to and from work trying to figure out a way to exit the corporate ...

General Question: If I have two properties to choose between 4 BHK Single Story (1650 Sq Feet) inn Leander (Border of Cedar Park) vs 4 BHK Double Story (2100 Sq Feet) in Leander with 5 miles of radius of zip code. Whi...

I was an investor in New Jersey, slowly building a small rental portfolio. I had flipped a house and a wholesale deal, and owned three rental properties. I had some ambitiously huge real estate goals, and buying one r...

Hi BP!Just wanted to share one of the most exciting things that "accidentally" happened to me. Back in Sept, 2016 I was just 9 months into real estate investing and I was browsing Zillow for fun as I usually do. Manag...

On October of 2011 I found Bigger Pockets and I can honestly say it was and will continue to be a major driver for the success of our business. Back then I had been a homeowner for 5 months (a lovely ex crack den) an...