I have an applicant who has just ok credit (average) but had a few late payments on last lease due to something or other. He told me a story, but I generally don't invest in "stories". However, he said to make up for ...

I've read that you should always have a realtor as part of your dream team. How can a realtor assist you? How much commision should you pay a realtor?

I saw this question posted about LinkedIn on their site and thought I'd ask the same thing here for our BP users.

Do you pay for a PRO account?
Would you if it came with something extra?

Hey everyone, my main marketing strategy for the past three years has been cold calling, I have a cold caller that is outsourced and I handle all the leads that are produced. I have seen a pretty large decrease in our...

I'm very new to real estate investing, however, not new to psychology. I grew up in a family that puts a lot of value in material possession. It does the good of giving a goal to aim at. when we have a goal we will do...

Anybody heard of it? Here's the concept:

1) Buy cheap land for pennies on the dollar by building (on twitter/facebook) and advertising to a targeted seller list.

2) Flip quick as "wholesaler" to a buyers list.

3) ...

I am closing this week on my first property, which I will use for short term rentals in Palm Springs. I have done pretty extensive research on what to expect with city regulations and have used a lot of online tools t...

I once read (or heard) that everyone should have at least 7 different forms of passive income. Other than real estate, What are some of you doing to create passive income?

I currently own and opperate a small vendin...

Hi All:

I am new to Bigger Pockets. My husband and I placed a contract on a short sale (investment property) in August expecting it to take at least 6 months, but the process moved quicker than expected and we are c...

Like the title says, how much do you pay your private lenders? I have seen that 8% - 15% seems like the average.

Now another question - is that 8-15% on the money they lend you or of your final profit?