My first post while riding the ripple of closing on my first investment propertyWhy?I followed the path I was taught since grammar school: go to school, get a job, live below your means, save your money, retire. While...

My partner and I spent all of our saturday searching local REO properties in our area. All together we looked at 28 of them mostly semi-attached, single-family or 2 family homes. Now, we got out of the car, checked th...

So, I'll preface this with the fact that I admittedly didn't handle this famously from the start, and my re-evaluation is, in part, evaluating parts of this issue that I really should have looked into before I got inv...

Hi all,I’m about to close on my first out of state rental and have been in contact with a property management company to manage it.For accounting purposes, the PM is asking me to open a business account at a local ban...

hello everyone first time posting in BiggerPockets, I was listening to the money podcast and Mindy and Scott where talking to a guest about low cost index funds in particular the S&p 500  and vanguard, I’m just ce...

What's up BP! I am just getting started in the real estate game out in Denver Co. I am still just working on building up as much knowledge as I can. I want my first step to be getting into a house hack set up. I am lo...

I have been with both a small boutique brokerage which had unbelievable commission splits, and with large brand name ones with bad commission splits.  Which do you prefer?I actually prefer the large brand name even th...

I currently live in the Bay Area and am looking to invest in a "buy and hold" rental property.  Since home values have skyrocketed and properties don't cash flow in the Bay Area, I have looked to surrounding areas in ...

So I have a job I don’t love. Want all of the things that real estate investing would offer in my life and most importantly want to be my own boss. I know I might work harder but at the end of the day it will be on my...

I am starting with my first rental. I have put my home on the market, doing showings. I am wondering how I can spot an aggressive person. I am looking for someone that can be nice to deal with or at least have a stake...