I attended the Secrets of Successful Syndication seminar in September 2016. My mentor recommended I write down my top takeaways so they’re more likely to stick. There’s a lot of great information and opportunity at th...

Hi! I'm Lauren from Seattle, and I want to own student rentals. I'm absolutely new to real estate investing, but I stumbled on BP and here I am!I went to school in Tacoma and ever since I haven't been able to put asid...

Hello! Newbie here. I've been creeping around on the site for over 10 months but haven't made the commitment to participate until now. So hi!I am a mother to 5 children six and under and we recently moved to Florida a...

Hello Bigger Pockets Community,Just a quick note to introduce myself:  I'm a new investor in the Chicago area, and I'm eager to connect with folks on BP, learn from the forums, and jump into the world of real estate i...

This is a story about how my husband and I stacked the concepts we learned from financial podcasts- live in flipped, travel hacked, BRRR, buy and hold rental real estateI was inspired to write this after hearing the B...

Just as the title says, what's your end game?  Whether you have a 9-5 or full time real estate, is this something you've actually put thought into and working toward?  For me, I do have a specific end game.  I have a ...

In an effort to keep BiggerPockets at the forefront of technology and to improve the way you communicate through our site, we realized that we needed to adopt what has now become a standard on the major social network...

So today, I was listening to the most recent Bigger Pockets Rookie podcast (ep. 48) and a particular segment piqued my interest. The guest (Richard Kelly) talked about how he 'partnered' with a friend of his who was e...

I am looking to getting my first House Hack soon and I see everyone saying how important screening tenants is. 
What sources or websites do you use to screen your applicants for criminal history and credit history? 

Hello,

So I was going to get a loan from a close family member for around $125K to purchase a condo or home for myself.

I was wondering what is the legit way to do this?

It does not necessar...