My first attempted deal in REI turned into a bust yesterday as the seller failed to perform. I'm hoping to field some advice from the biggerpockets crowd on how to handle this situation. It's a bit of a long post (sor...

I need your help with something and I’m having a hard time finding help at the local level. Some people say it’s legal, some say it’s not, some have ideas on how to make it legal, which I’ll love to here and will addr...

I'm working on finding a rental property as my first deal.  For right now, I'm focusing on pretty much turn-key properties.  If I stick with this and spend all of my money allocated for real estate on this first prope...

Hello,I own 2 properties (1 sf, 1 duplex) in Minnesota, and find that the rules, fees, tenant laws, taxes, etc. In Minneapolis are making it very hard to be profitable. The best thing i seem to have going is appreciat...

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...