Last fall I ended a long career in IT and decided to push ahead with full-time real estate sales and investing.  I have been a licensed agent since 2009 but much of that time was as a referral agent and I've had littl...

Has anyone used owner financing to build STR portfolio?I m wondering if the return s for the STR revenue make up for the higher cost of an owner financed property.If the numbers works, is it a smart idea?The monthly p...

I have around 100k in savings that I would like to put towards the purchase of an investment property in Rochester, NY. I’m looking for income generating rental properties that cost under $90,000. What are the best fi...

I'm hoping to speak about just deals you've invested in since 2018 since most deals between 2012-2017 we're pretty much home runs regardless of the GP's. I've invested in 8 multi-family syndications over the past year...

Hello BP! I'm finishing up my 1st investment property and am interested in self managing. What lessons can you share that could help me and other newbies? I've already started a journal with my renovation lessons an...

Spring of 2010.We (my father and I) purchased a home in the Inland Empire of Southern California. It was a brand new 3Bed 2Ba SFH that was listed at an unbelievably low price. A little backstory on this property; this...

Hey everyone! I am writing a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate. I am currently looking for TENANT "mistake" stories, in particular inherited tenants ...

Hello BP Forum... My partner and I have a potential deal and it's not straightforward... we've never done a lease option, but we're not about to let a little complexity discourage us from this deal.

What will discour...

I thought I'd share some of our lessons from the past nearly year and a half of running mid-term rentals. Back in January 2022 we had an LTR turnover on one of our units. My wife and I have been super scrappy over the...