I am on the verge of moving out & renting my first apartment unit (for myself), and I found a place that I am highly interested in, so i submitted an application for $25.00, along with a copy of some pay stubs, li...

Hello everyone. I am so thankful to have found this resourse and community. I have spent my life under the rule of the "Poor Dad" mentality, always bearing witness to the financial struggles of my family and watching ...

If I have personal retirement funds in a self directed IRA right now, what options do I have for investing this in real estate? And can I use this money to invest in real estate for my own business (to fund rehab cos...

Hi! I'm pretty new to the forums, so I thought I'd introduce myself and see what happens. My names JT Marting, and I've been interested in F.I.R.E. community for a few years now. After spending a year or so learning h...

Pic #1: This is the water I found in one of my  rentals that’s about 5’ below grade. This came AFTER we had finished doing a foundation waterproofing around the perimeter of the house! - How could this happen!?I had t...

Thought some of us could learn from others mistakes here. Are you all willing to cop to your mistakes? Let us learn from your small misfortunes.

So: What was your biggest mistake investing?

Hi BP Community,I wanted to share my recent interaction (email exchange) with a real estate agent who was advising me to up my offer price to beat the competition.About 20 days ago, I called an agent about a double (1...

I am a resident of Southern California and I'm looking to invests in rental properties.  However, after running the numbers, I cannot find a deal that will cash flow with a 20% downpayment (even if I self-manage the p...

My First Deal = 6 doors!     This story begins as many other stories that heard told on the podcast: I started listening to the BiggerPockets Podcasts to and from work trying to figure out a way to exit the corporate ...

Hello, recently I lived in a Townhome, and due to financial reasons, had to move out.

We received extra expenses upon moving out, most of which we believe we should not have to pay for, so I'll go into a bit more det...