I love real estate investing, its awesome.  However, in my personal life, I'm a minimalist.  I really could invest more if I minimized my personal expenses.  My idea..... Buy a lot of land somewhere, preferably 30 min...

My brother and I bought a three bedroom one bath hoarder house in Northwest Indiana with the plan of a slip to gain capital for further it and hold investing.The house has 800 sq foot of original hardwood that have ...

I'm looking for suggestions for the cheapest, most pleasing natural material floor coverings. The house is a slab 3/2. I'm looking to replace about 800 sf of carpeting in the main living area (combo dining/living wi...

Dear BPers,Our third project has been on the market for 70+ days and hasn't sold. DC is a pretty hot market so this is a bad sign. (...Don't want to get into a discussion of that deal on this post though.)As a result,...

I'm in my mid 30s and I'm house hacking my way through this. Because I'm single, I've been buying houses, moving into one of the bedrooms and renting out the other rooms. I have 2 applicants interested in renting out ...

Hello!I am a total newb to real estate, pursuing financial independence pretty aggressively through index funds and a minimalist lifestyle (following the shockingly simple math, I have about 8.5 years left of working)...

I am looking to purchase a single family home and turn it into a rent-by-the-room situation. PadSplit is suggesting to take away common spaces like the living room and dining room and turn them into bedrooms. I think ...

I booked a rental at a Northern Michigan lake house recently, and now that I'm an expert, I naturally had much to critique. This was a 5 bed, 3 bath house right on the water, and more of a house-hacking STR vs. a prof...

Good evening everyone!First post and excited that I accidentally stumbled across this place after reading Rich Dad. I've already listened to a few of the Bigger Pockets podcasts just today. With that said I'm still in...

We (myself, wife, and two kids - 2 and 6 months) are making a move in the next couple months from a rural college community in Oklahoma to Oklahoma City. I'll be starting a new job, and my wife stays at home with our ...