Hi BP Family! Where would you recommend living in USA to start house hacking and building a rental property business? The intent is to relocate from a high cost of living area like the Bay Area in California (although...

Recent article from the LA Times showcased nearby San Diego as the number #3 city for largest year over year price increase at 7.8%. See article link http://www.latimes.com/sd-fi-case-shiller-august-2...Did you know t...

So there must be other places like my town. The average (decent shape) 2 family home is selling from 250k-325k. And the average rent is $1100-$1300. These numbers don't work out for the 1% rule. Everything I've ever r...

It's been a topic mentioned extensively on the forums, podcast, blog, and in our webinars. EVERYONE seems to want to quit their job with real estate.  We know it's possible, we've seen it done.  What we don't have is ...

I am trying and trying to subsribe to the 50 % rule but am unable to do so. I live in a small town most of the year and the Black Hills arent hit as much as the rest of the nation. Houses listed here arent selling l...

Not sure if you guys listened in on Ben Leybovich's webinar last night, but I have to say I agree with him.He showed how you can drastically come up with a different valuation of a property ALL based on your assumptio...

I am negotiating a billboard lease. I want to structure the lease to best facilitate a loan against the lease's income. I'm considering a 75-year lease with annual payments, escalators and perhaps revenue-sharing. Doe...

I am upset to meet someone from Biggerpockets that I found to be rude. I recently posted in my forum about starting a team out of state specifically in San Antonio, tx. And this guy commented on my post. He also se...

I want to buy a duplex and live in one of the units. My ultimate goal is to have a portfolio of real estate and be wealthy, but I want to start with a duplex I can live in. If I had $20-$35K I could start this path of...

HiI am a newbie investor.  I am interested in investing out of state as I live in California and our tenants rights are awful here.  It is so difficult to get rid of bad tenants....plus the ROI here is not great.  I a...