New year, new challenges is our focus for our Question of The Week!
We've all been there, excited about a new adventure, but scared to take the plunge. With the new year, lots of people are looking at starting their ...

I've reached the conclusion that I can't really learn anything further from just reading books and watching videos. The rest can really only be learned through "on the job training" I've got the fundamentals relativel...

Hiya everyone!  I'm new to BiggerPockets, and a relatively green investor.  I own 3 homes, two I rent and one I live in.  I've managed to acquire all my properties by living in them first and just not selling them whe...

I'm going to sell a condo down in Palm Desert California that I fully remodeled. I want to sell it with owner financing to facilitate a fast sale (lot of inventory in the desert and market time is VERY slow). Asking p...

This is really two questions.1. How to best track costs of a project and compare with budget (what process/software do you use). I think Quickbooks calls this "job costing":I get a bunch of receipts then need to someh...

Good afternoon BP family, 
For my first deal, I would like to open a discussion and get some experienced advice on what I should do in my current situation: 
I recently connected with an attorney who place bids at p...

So I apologize in advance, this might get a bit long.Real estate has been something that I have always wanted to invest in. My wife and I still own our first townhome and have been renting in for the last 4 years, but...

The following are my thoughts on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and any thoughts of upcoming bailouts. As an advocate for responsible financial practices, I believe that the government should not bail out banks t...

One of the most common topics discussed on bigger pockets and other real estate forums is the decision between a property that cash flows and one that has the potential to appreciate. To take this further, I recently ...

I currently have 3 SFH rentals solely owned (1 in San Francisco Bay Area and 2 in Indianapolis metro area) and 1 apartment building in the Bay Area with co-investors). I have a lot of equity in the Bay Area house and ...