Afternoon BP!In my life I've always found that I learn best by doing.  Now the difficulty is that it's difficult to do anything in the beginning.  I recognize this, so I'm trying to resolve it.  I would love to find a...

im thinking about looking at an apartment complex the next town over from me and was wondering what you guys think of it. Its a 23 unit complex with 3 two story buildings. Id say a b class property in great shape buil...

I'd like to get started in real estate investing. Ideally short or long term rentals. I've got a 778, I own a house that I inherited when my dad passed, with roughly 350k in equity. I've got maybe 20k in cash. I'm a c...

I want to get started in real estate but investing but I may not be able to purchase a property until late 2025. I'm concerned that I'd buy a place in the winter, then it would either take a long time to find tenants ...

Hi Folks,We are in the process of finalizing our plans for a Spec home in Fort Lauderdale. Specifics are:- 4200 SQFT - 3 stories with a rooftop deck- Elevator- 5 Bedrooms- 5 Full baths, 2 Half baths- Requires 30 FT Pi...

I am a general contractor in the NW, been struggling to find my first rehab because of the usual problems: funding, availability, the usual stuff for first timers as myself. When I first moved in the area I met a numb...

Read through the forums but looking for current advice on a strong argument for choosing rentals over non-qualified stocks over the long term. The biggest differences I can see would be the rental 1031 to avoid taxes ...

With stock investing I can spend a few minutes a month looking at stock prices and entering a buy or sell order in my brokerage account and earn 8% annually on average. To earn the same return with real estate, I woul...

There have been several threads recently about trying to grow portfolios past 4, 10, or X properties. It seems everyone has unique problems based on their credit, income, liquidity, leverage ratios, type of income, e...

I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...