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Where do gurus come up with these real estate investing tools they use to do all the work an investor would do themselves? I get emails all the time from gurus inviting me to come to some webinar talking about an awes...
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Has anyone here invested with Holdfolio? They are a crowdfunding company where you get to own 2% of 10 different properties in Indianapolis for each $10,000 invested.http://holdfolio.com I am debating between doing s...
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Hello BiggerPockets community, we have been accepting payments from tenants using Zelle, Venmo and Paypal. Zelle and Venmo requires tenants to have an American bank account. We can receive the payment INSTANTLY and F...
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Hello all,
As part of my Roth 401K plan I am able to use a portion of my account balance as a self directed investment account. I know I am able to invest that money directly in real estate with the caveat th...
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I am grateful for BP and those that offer their advice in the forums. I'd be in a completely different situation without it. I am 18 months from the termination of my military service contract (ETS). I'm in my reenl...
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I am just entering the industry and appreciate any insight anyone can share. I have heard a lot about REI BlackBook and I am considering signing up but I am unable to find information on which operating systems it is ...
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Over the years of being involved in REI, I have seen so many people bashing Dave Ramsey. I don’t understand why it is impossible for people to see some value in what he’s teaching. I don’t even think he’s targeting a ...
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It is not often in life that you truly get the chance to see what you're made of - as an investor, a consumer, a citizen, a human being. For whatever reason, it generally takes monumental events - often catastrophes -...
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Dear members: This post is to warn you. Do not do business with an individual by the name "Trex Samson" or his company "Trex Samson LLC". If you see this individual around, he is a fraudulent lender. I had been workin...