We are buy and hold investors...invested in Las Vegas, 5 homes, before the boom and pop, and are holding the homes as they are positive cash flow. Next, we discovered a suburb of Houston, TX with newer homes, masterp...

After talking with quite a few people and after reading some interesting reviews, it seems that the iPad could be a real game changer for the real estate business (and many others). With that in mind, I thought we co...

I live in Virginia in the metropolitan DC area.  I have dealt with many real estate agent trying to buy property or involved with friends or family in their purchases.  I noticed that just about every agent has nice l...

Contractors seem to be everywhere, but the right contractors to fit my business seem to be elusive. I've Compiled lists and cold called by searching places like homeadvisor or angieslist, as well as go through my netw...

I am a physician. For years, I owned and self-managed or had a property manager for up to 5 SFR at a time. After a divorce, I sold all 5 properties and made money (1 was basically break-even). However, managing was ti...

Hello BiggerPockets family. We are working with a landlord, managing one of her tenants as a way to gain experience  for when we finish renovating our property.  I remember in Brandon Turner's book, he said one way to...

Afternoon BP!Bottom line up front: I reached out to a local bank, sent an email inquiring about loan services for REI. Loan officer responded saying that they didn't feel it would be a good fit, and that this is not h...

As the title states, I would like to know if I should have a team in place before I start investing or if I can jump into it and find people as I go?