Hey guys, Just wanted leave a little 'bread-crumb' trail here of what my experience was like taking an online course, and passing the exam. Who I went with for the 'course': I took a self-paced licensing course for Vi...

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I'm finding it challenging to find deal with enough of a spread from price to arv, given repairs... when using hard money. I'm at a point where I'd love to start looking at private money but don't know where t...

Hi,I'd like to get some insight from experienced people here on what you would do in my situation. I am focused on rental properties.Right now, I am on an intensive "saving" period.I'm 26 and I recently moved into an ...

I am currently a sophomore in college at Iowa and I have recently become very interested in real estate. Just like most college students, I don't have much money and don't have a steady stream of income, but I am stil...

I'm still a REI newby. I purchased my home last March and have since made a new years resolution to buy my first rental in 2008. I've read many of the forums on biggerpockets, have already read as many motivational ...

I live near St Louis,MO and see so many big old homes for sale in the $20,000 to 40,000 range. What advise would you give to a newbie looking to get started? The zip code I am referring to is 63115. I am looking fo...

Is having a ton of rental properties & installment sales in a massive 1040 tax return - an IRS audit flag?? I have about 60 rentals and 25 installment sales. I'm continuing to add more over time. Most are cheapie ...

Tim posted an intriguing thread on food storage and there were great posts on differing points of view and things needed. If we get into a really bad situation,pre-apocalypse, there are some other things neccessary.
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As  Winter is approaching, which is offseason for a lot of markets, I wanted to do 2 things:1. Share how I'm preparing to CRUSH it this winter and not just "get by"2. Collaborate and hear what you're doing as well! Wh...