Hi BP Community! First time posting. I'm curious to hear what people think about using your own cash vs going out and getting financing.A little background on myself - I'm 31 years old living in downtown Chicago. I've...

I feel that I am a good everyman when it comes to the average beginner in real estate investing. I've read a lot of books that most accomplished investors have (mostly the Rich Dad series), but have no experience in d...

Hey BP,So say I was to purchase a non-performing note, and ended up having to foreclose on the property...What would be the ballpark costs associated to execute the foreclosure? Would it be roughly the same as when tr...

I have two rental property investments. 1 SFH in San Diego purchased in 2010 for 900k, currently valued at 1.4m, generating $5,500 in rent a month. 1 SFH (+ guest house) STR / Airbnb in Cabo Mexico purchased in 2016 f...

I have not studied to much about real estate, I have read the Ultimate Beginners Guide by Bigger Pockets, side course with 6 lessons and about 10+ articles from bigger pockets so I have the general understand of every...

I am under contract on a property. My partner is providing the capital for down payment, and renovations. Partners capital is currently in mutual funds with a Financial Advisor Firm.  We met with his advisor about 6...

Being that there are many more wrong ways to accomplish a given task than there are right ways I thought a thread covering some of the "donts" might be useful for those just getting their feet wet in repairs and renov...

Glad I found this site. My name is Steve and I am 32 years old. I currently own a wholesale company for autos and powersports. I am looking to get into home flipping. I have a contractor buddy who approached me with t...

Ok, we went back to the drawing board last night and decided what kind of cash offer we are comfortable with on this distressed triplex (a 1935 house turned into a triplex in 1995 that has stayed at 90% or higher occ...

This topic may be a bit more esoteric than most on this forum, but it does matter to me, and it stands to reason that it might matter to others. I posted a quick comment related to this in another thread and got a th...