I'm doing some passive investing in trust deeds and thankfully have never had any issues with defaults yet.  I'm not setting up my own trust deeds, I'm investing though hard money lenders who do everything and I write...

I wanted to share my experience, frequently I'm contacted about direct mail marketing from listeners of the BP Podcast I was interviewed on in 2014. It was an honor to be interviewed, while the mindset and business or...

Hello BP Community,I've been listening to podcasts, and reading all about rentals for the last 6 months. Now I had a quick question from all of my readings. What tells you a deal is worth your time? Looks like most of...

Hello guys,I am curious if anyone else has had this experience: I have a property (SFR, 3bd/2bth, 1300sf, recently remodeled) in the Sunol neighborhood of San Jose which rents for about $3,800 per month. Now, if I tak...

We have all been thinking about and living the Corona Virus. I suspect that most of the BP community is in the same state of mind as me which is, doing everything I can to work it out in my head but obvious and defini...

Hi everyone!  I am new to the Biggerpockets community, though have listened to Josh's and Brandon's podcasts for over a year now, and been more of a passive reader of the wealth of information on BP.  My wife and I cu...

I’ve been told twice now that using my primary residence as my first rental property would be a good move. I’ve thought about it and I’m starting to agree, I would just like some feedback on the approach I want to tak...

Topic came up in the office today about the pro/cons of section 8 renters. When I lived in Houston, I've always been told to stay away from section 8, because low quality tennents can do some serious damage. However, ...

Here’s my story, so I happen to be on of those naive millennials who continuously took out student loans without even considering the burden it would cost to repay them upon graduation. I’ve amassed about $91k in stud...