Thirteen years ago today, @Joshua Dorkin created BiggerPockets. Sick of not finding the information he needed to properly invest in real estate, he was tired of making mistakes. Google wasn't much help, bringing back ...

Now that the hedge fund managers are ready to cash out on their SFR rampage, I wanted to take a look at some of their numbers. Is it a deal or no deal? Here is a quick, back of the envelope analysis, based on the a...

I am 28, I live/work back and forth between Phoenix, AZ. and Brooklyn, NY. I've never invested in real estate because I simply didn't have the money. Now I have $400,000 liquid to invest. How would you invest this mon...

I purchased an old 1920’s Craftman-style home for $69,900 in October. It was in poor shape. The siding was in need of major paint removal and repair, the foundation needed to be put on cement piers instead of wood...

New landlord question.  Just listed my first SFR "rental by owner".  I have prepared the home to show well and listed it near the top of the market rate range.Within 24 hours, I have 10+ interested parties.  While thi...

Hi everyone,I recently joined BP and have been impressed by the amount of resources on here!  We are just starting out in REI, and I have the extra time to learn more as I am only work part-time at the moment.  When s...

Can anybody share how they are investing passively? Do you invest with a syndication or buy the property yourself and put a property manager in place?

Always make sure you do a quick inspection right before the closing on any property you are buying.  Here is why..I was scheduled to close at 9:30 today, went to the house and saw an active sewer leak in the basement....

I went to my first tax lien sale yesterday (Boulder, CO) and wanted to write about my experience. The interest rate this year was 11% and if the account owner doesn't pay for the following year you get the first oppor...

I sent out 500 letters in my town, and another 100 elsewhere on the island I live on, it's Cape Cod, a very popular vacation area. We have a lot of snobby old people, and lot's of property stays within the family. A s...