In my field (counseling), I've been working for almost 20 years.  While the salaries have been low, up until this year when things really spiked, the retirement plans and money able to be set aside was just embarrassi...

Good Saturday everyone! As I sit here in my Open House in between guests, I'm thinking about all of the negatives right now: high interest rates, high prices, and negative market sentiment. But to cheer myself up I’m ...

okay, I've been positive Pete for weeks upon weeks, I'm a US Marine and aggression comes natural do this was coming eventually (hope you don't mind but we all need to vent sometimes).Why in the Hell are people so unr...

If you had one question for a professional Syndicator, what would it be?? Now is your shot to ask! Brian Burke has acquired over half a billion dollars’ worth of real estate over a 30-year career, including thousands ...

My wife and I are split 50/50 on wether or not to pay off all our existing debt such as student loans and auto payments before we take on more debt to invest into real estate, or we begin saving to buy our first renta...

Hi all! I am just starting out in REI and am looking at every option of saving and building capital to invest. I am 25 and contributing around $100-$200 a pay period to my 401K. I have only begun contributions last ye...

I am asked on my rentals if I take Section 8 tenants.  I never say no, I always say it depends on the financial numbers.  I have never had a Section 8 tenant apply.  What has been your experience with Section 8 tenant...

One of biggest issues I’ve personally had with Real Estate in general is the very large up front costs, arduous process and illiquidity involved in it. So many R.E. Owners and agents constantly say this property is wo...

Hi everyone. I'm hoping you can help me find some good DSCR lenders and give me an idea of the going rates? I was quoted 9.75% for a DSCR on a rental property recently. Is that average? High? Low?! As I am shopping, w...

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I wanted to report in with some incredible news. January was our best month on BiggerPockets and we ended up just shy of a monster milestone: 500,000 unique visitors for the month.

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