I'd love to hear from those who are on the cusp of leaving their 9-5's, their cubicles, their corporate golden handcuffs, for a new life as a passive or not so passive real estate investor.Will it be this year? Are yo...

I currently utilize a self-directed IRA. My IRA monies have been invested in a real estate project. I'm coming out of that investment soon and I now want to use those IRA monies for buying at trustee sales. This "Chec...

I'm going to use this thread to hold myself accountable, and hopefully help anyone else who may learn from my experiences!After launching my own website in 2012, Go To Thread Here...Dabbling in direct mail with @Jerry...

Hi Bigger Pockets -- I have a situation I'm not sure how to deal with, am hoping for your help. For context, I am a new investor who is househacking my first property; at this time I do not have a lawyer, and the hous...

Like the title says, after months of research, I felt reasonably confident to buy my first foreclosure at an online county auction. I'm not an investor, this was for my family and I to live in.

I ended up pay...

Realtor.com came out with their 2018 housing forecast and the top 100 largest metros, ranked by sales and growth, and #1 is Las Vegas. This is another honor, and another organization give Las Vegas high honors. Below ...

Starting this thread after reading through the "Austin is Hot" thread.  After reading that thread, the Austin atmosphere looks similar to California.  I'm a California investor and certainly a dearth of deals out ther...

All:I've recently spoken to a few REIA groups in my area about my business and I thought it would be a good idea to share this info in the forums.I've been investing in college student rentals for 12 years and current...

Renting to friends ? Yes or no ?

Hello, I am doing my first new construction and at first I was very confident, but no, not so much.  A lot of my flips took longer than anticipated which resulted in me having to find money for the closing.I did! but ...