I am new here, and along with the Bigger Pockets guides, I recently read Brandon Turner's "7 Years to 7 Figures."  That piece lays out 3 fundamental principles: get a good deal when you buy (20% discount), appreciate ...

So my wife and I engaged in a pretty heated conversation. My wife is amazing, but we are simply wired differently. My wife is totally ok with punching a clock Monday through Friday, the slow grow of a 401k, and possib...

Greetings, I just put up one of my units on the market for rent. Many people are highly interested.  I have a few families that are practically begging (for lack of better terms) to be the one selected. Their applic...

Hello Fellow BP Members,I'm currently educating myself on multi family real estate investing. I would like to develop a portfolio of 100+ units in the next 10 yrs. I'm currently saving up to purchase a duplex in 2017....

When investing in notes, we all have those deals which are “head scratchers”. Interesting to hear your story. I have many to share (including offering a non paying borrower who hadn’t paid for over a year a free house...

How realistic is this? I haven’t found many properties that would fall into this category unless I look into some not too awesome neighborhoods 
Additionally I remember hearing from someone that it’s really 1.3%

Does anyone have experience with short term rentals on sites like Air B N B? I want to know the good, the bad, and the ugly! I'm in the San Diego market so there is a high demand for short term rentals and it seems li...

So I have a bedroom I am trying to rent out and I have been getting emails from a woman that claims to be in a remote fishing village in Alaska right now and is moving to Austin. She says they don't have phone service...

Hi: I currently rent in San Jose, CA and am looking to move to Austin, TX with the primary short-term goal of cutting my living expenses in half. My plan is to purchase a duplex (may consider tri or quad too) and hous...

Hi Everyone! I am coming back to get some advice. Marketing. Marketing. Marketing. It can be a big ole pain in the rear-end. Do you feel me?Everywhere I turn, someone says yes you should do this _______ [fill in the b...