Hi EveryoneAfter reading through many excellent posts, include the "Diary of a New Construction Project" by @J Scott and @Joshua Dorkin, I thought I might add our voice here on BP. I am proposing to track the entire l...

I want to know the most creative way you've ever financed a real estate purchase.Mortgage? Pish, I've done that.You sold plasma? Tell me more.Seller Financing? I'm all ears!Brandon Turner told us in  How We Bought a 2...

The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...

Blame it on the holidays, consumerism season, or the purchase of my latest rehab project, but I've been thinking a lot about my relationship with spending money. I have this unhealthy relationship with healthy money m...

Someone just told me that their 401k just sits there. It doesn't send them a check every month. Sure, they said, they get a growing amount (as long as the stock market doesn't crash) but when I saw their numbers, it w...

Hello everyone,As a prospective investor in short-term rental, I would like to get some feedback regarding the upcoming demand for short-term rental. Considering the current economic climate, where layoffs are happeni...

Hi All, Wanted to start a discussion on peoples outlook on the real estate market and the economy in general. I know it is a controversial topic but I have not seen many discussions on BiggerPocket on this topic and I...

Well the uber doom-and-gloomers have been decidedly reticent of late. This changed recently in the blog arena. Changes in purchasing patterns of bonds later this year seem to have everyone in a tizzy now.

I renew...

If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing?  Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...