I was initially trying to invest in locations within 1-2 hours driving distance of where I live in Northern VA, but then it occurred to me that that's a very limiting approach.  But how do I invest out of state?  How ...

As I understand it a bank will loan 80% to the investor directly, and then the seller takes out a 20% loan to finish off the remaining amount the investor couldn't muster up. Is this correct, and if so how would th...

Hello everyone,My name is Steve. Me and a partner have experience with SFH, condos, apartments, and small storefronts geographically between Boston and Cape Cod. We primarily buy, rehab (if necessary, usually less tha...

My wife and I are looking to purchase a beach vacation property where we can take the kids once or twice per year and then rent most of the year. We are not tied to a particular coastal market, since we understand tha...

I have been pondering this lately. I have seen that almost universally, all the apartment complex investors and syndicators on here, in their profile picture are wearing suits. I would also imagine, that when speaking...

First, I apologize for the length of this post, but I feel some background is needed.Early this year I purchased a Triplex with 3 occupied units.  None were on leases so I got 2 of them signed into a year lease pretty...

Hello all! I've just begun my Real Estate Investing Journey and instead of lurking in the forums I've decided to take a more active approach in participating in the BiggerPockets network so that I can learn from all o...

I bought my very first hoarder house. It's a single-family in a "B" neighborhood that was occupied by hoarders. Let the tale begin!This is a single-family with 856 square feet on the main floor and a full basement tha...

I'm sure many of you have been here. YOU are getting into real estate investing and are very passionate about it. You become so passionate about it, you talk about it a LOT. You want your spouse to be passionate about...

Is the midwest looking to you guys as a great new place to look? I know the cost is on the low side for houses. BP podcast has talked about it a ton in the last few months. The rents are still close to the 1% rule. Bu...