Determination is KEY! Just over 2 weeks ago I had an accumulated debt of over 18 grand. Most of it I accumulated through retail credit cards and small banking loans I had so easily been given right after my 18th birt...

I'm haunted by Ben L.'s comment "Don't be a retail investor!" in the podcast on rental properties. This is also common advice in real estate investment books. Always buy at a discount, or, as Warren Buffett says, with...

I know many of you may have seen the topic and thought about your first fix and flip. I actually would like to get some of your opinion's on rehabbing my first home to live in. Let me explain. My wife and I are gettin...

I am brand new to real estate investing (I don't even have a property yet!).  I would really like to self manage to save money, and I think I have the ability to.  My father and I can take care of plumbing and electri...

I listed a flip in April 2018 at a price even with the surrounding neighborhood $224k ($80/sf) in my market. I’ve had 54 showings and not a single offer. I’ve dropped the price $5k/month and I’m getting concerned beca...

Below is just one example of the many websites and forums popping up around the country, depicting landlords as greedy, evil monsters. What's most interesting is the growing number of people that believe housing is a ...

I feel like someone needs to push back on the BRRRR strategy a bit.  Disclaimer:  I use the BRRRR strategy and it is a very powerful investing tool that can create great returns.  
With that being said, I lost a lot ...

Hello everyone,
I have been actively researching the real estate market in the Bay Area, which I feel isn't talked about much in this sub. I know that due to its extremely high barrier of entry and overall VHCOL (Ver...

Hello all,  I am new to Bigger Pockets, but I've been involved in a rehab for over 3 years now. I'm in a 1,800 sqft SFH rancher.   I gutted half my home and put an addition on, and as I tore everything apart, it becam...

Thank you @J Scott for starting the new construction diary.  It's been our inspiration to do one of our own now.  In this thread we are going to track the progress of our first Crowd Funded new construction project in...