I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...

If real estate agents ever discovered how wholesalers make their money, would they still bother becoming or remain agents? I know we are not suppose to let realtors get wind of how wholesalers buy and sell properties ...

No matter how you’re involved in real estate investing, I’d venture a guess that one of your main goals on BiggerPockets is networking. I know this is true because one of the most common questions we get at BiggerPock...

I don't care whether you vote for this thread or not, but please give input. I've now been scammed by 2 members of BP, and know of others that have also been scammed. I've also received some suggestions from Vikram, ...

Have you guys seen this? An asset management company is planning on buying $1.5B worth of homes, or 5,000 homes at an average price of $300K, to operate as STR's. The plan is to focus on Miami, Austin and Dallas.What ...

As I continue to explore and prepare to be a REI I am finding people around me being very doubtful and advising against.  The feedback is always about the headaches, constant tenant problems, constant repairs, evictio...

Hi Folks,I am new to buying real estate for investment purposes, but have held a rental in which I used to live since 2014. With equity I've extracted from the first house I am looking at a 2-bed town house which has ...

I've put in offers for over 15 houses and still haven't had an offer accepted. I'm offering cash, 5 day inspections, full price (and sometimes more on some of the houses) and still no luck.

Maybe somebody can shed s...

So my lender did a pre approval on me about 4 times and I confirmed with them several times that I would be able to get a loan on a non-owner occupied duplex. Fast forward to 2 weeks before closing (yesterday), my len...

I'm curious. I have written extensively about how I "House-Hack" and live in one part of a duplex and have tenants rent out the other portion of that. They pay down the mortgage and allow me to live for free.For every...