Hey guys. My wife and I have been married for 1 year. My wife is someone who takes convincing to take on risks and I understand her concern since my tendency is to pursue things feet first and go after it. She is okay...

I have posed this question to help me serve my students better.  I know most answers will focus around lack of money, but I think the answer is more complex.  My three biggest reasons for taking action: FEAR, family m...

I'm in the process of closing on my first property. I plan to be self managed. It's a 3 unit that is currently fully occupied. All tenants are on month to month agreements which means that it's possible for me to need...

I want to share the details of my Asset Protection Strategy. I welcome constructive comments.- First of all, I live in California as it has very little asset protection (for instance no tenants by the entirety) and it...

I am curious what people are thinking about for goals for 2019- are they financial? are they personal growth focused? are they multi-leveled? What are you doing to meet these goals to hold yourself accountable? How ar...

Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

Good Morning Bigger Pockets!! Hey just curious what age you were when you started investing in real estate. Little background on me. I'm 59 have a great job in an industry that I'm burned out in. Live 3 hours from fri...

Today we got a little house under contract and it will be our first short term rental. Over the last few months, I have read countless posts on BiggerPockets about how short term rentals have been struggling with canc...

I have $2 Million to invest in real estate (part of windfall for selling a tech company). After reading the Ultimate Beginner's guide, I've settled on apartment investing. My question is, would it be better to get mul...

What are your favorite add ons to add to your lease? Do you have an addendum to your standard residential lease? Examples:  Smoking is prohibited in the unit. LANDLORD permits the use of parking space #XXXX t...