I have 18 rental properties Free and Clear bringing in 18K a month and worth around $1.6 million. I happily manage them myself but I want to retire in 7 years at the ripe old age of 55. How do I do this?

Hello everyone!This is my first post on this site, so hopefully I posted in the right area. If not, admin please let me know where I should do it.My wife and I are looking at making our first real estate investment ou...

It seems to me that BP has changed. I can’t put my finger on exactly when - but, I think it started about 3-5 years ago. Up until then, BP was filled with good stuff, real value, from real REI at all levels. The conte...

A humorous tag line but a series topic.  (grab a soda, this will take moment)One of the things that I like most about BP is the ability to come here and talk at varying depths about something that I am extremely passi...

We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR.  But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...

I realize this is a totally subjective question but I’m going to ask it anyways. What’s the magic number for single family homes? How many is too many? How many for maximum efficiency? What’s the most you could self m...

As a business owner already, I have seen many say, "You are so young, how did you start?" "Where did you get the funds to do it?" or "Where did you learn what you know about business?"I answer all the questions as hon...

Up until now, I've been cheering the Fed on, grateful that Jerome Powell took his lumps for the way too easy money policies in late 2021, and cranked hard on interest rates to beat inflation. I think in 2022, this Fed...

I was NOT a fan at first, but some of his principles (though not all) have resonated with me. Curious to hear everyone's thoughts.

Hey folks - so I have a property in a lower-income part of town and almost every tenant who applies has a pitbull. (The animal, not the singer!) Anyway - tenants today know the game. They just need to say "it's a serv...