
I am just starting out in real estate investment. My first property will be, unless something changes, the duplex we're currently living in on a rent-to-own basis.Whenever I tell people what my wife and I want to do w...
I was at an auction 2 days ago. There was about 6 bidders. Four of the bidders never bid but me and the other guy bid on both of the 2 homes. When he walked in, everyone knew him. As if he knew all about everythi...

10/23/12 UPDATE: The Influence System Has been Removed from BiggerPockets.
INFLUENCE & VOTING
We've established...

Hey All -
One of our upcoming projects is to update our influence system to one that better reflects a user's influence on the site.
We will be transforming the system from the current limitless influence scale to a...

As a lot of people on here I pretty much live, breath, and sleep real estate investing. Who is your favorite REI “influencer” to follow on Facebook, instagram, Twitter, etc...?

Hello all,I'm new to the Bigger Pockets platform, but I'm glad I've finally found it. What a great resource for all real estate professionals to get together to share questions and answers to real world obstacles.I br...

Some members of our site repeatedly berate new members and generally wreak havoc with negative comments. I know this has been discussed before and it isn't popular, but what are the current thoughts on a negative inf...

Hi,
I am considering purchase of four unit property, Currently I am going through price negotiation. This is a renovated fourplex with rents of two for 550 each and rents for other two are at 600 each. Each owner pays...

Can we get blogs added to the influence system?
I haven't been very active in the forums lately but I'd like to think I've added some value in the blog section that I could ultimately get influence points awarded

Whether its a new car, a vacuum cleaner, real estate agent, or property manager... Reviews play a huge role in how we shop in todays online driven world. From a consumer standpoint how much of an influence does a revi...