I just purchased my first (buy & hold) investment property the other day........FINALLY!   The property is located 166 miles (round trip) from my primary residence.   I've been reading about how I could claim the ...

I'm a commercial real estate advisor in Austin, Tx that specializes in helping businesses find and negotiate commercial space (office, retail, warehouse) for lease or sale. I'm married with 2 crazy kids. I love real ...

Hi,I am looking to move into an owner occupied duplex with an FHA loan. I know you can put only 3.5% down but my first question question is if I have enough saved up for 25-30% down will I have to put a higher amount ...

Hey Biggerpockets! Just wanted to have a general chit chat about reaching your freedom number. Has anyone achieved this lofty goal? If so how did you achieve it? What was the feeling like? Also how was the up's and do...

We have been reading consistent posts for four years now regarding "it's a bad time to start", "the recession is near", "I can't find good deals", "the market stinks", and similar posts.  I suspect that we need to und...

Hello Bigger Pockets folks,
I’m an early career professional mechanical engineer (~8 years) hoping to learn the ways of real estate investing and make the ultimate pivot. My dream is to have the freedom to pursue my ...

Hey guys!So my wife and I currently have a multi family we are about to close on next week. We have tons of ideas about how we can add (sweat) equity to the property. One of the units has a “chain” ladder attached to ...

Hi All! I've posted on BP before, but never really introduced myself.My name is Sara, and my husband David and I are new investors. I joined Bigger Pockets because he was becoming more active on it, and encouraged me ...

How do you get started in this business when you are poor and have no savings. I am ready for a life style change asap. I live in Virginia and wanted to know if anyone can give me any advise. Please help. 

Greetings everyone! My name is Bernard and I am a Realtor in the South Florida area looking to invest in duplexes and triplexes. I'm excited about being apart of the Bigger Pockets community and I look forward to maki...