Do you allow pets in your short term rentals? There is good justification whether yes or no. We find it works for us in the summer season but it depends on your risk tolerance as pets can significantly damage your pro...

Hi BP-ers!Recently my REIA hosted a speaker from a firm who write self-directed IRAs. This seems like a valuable tool for investors but when I spoke to my accountant about it she said they could only be opened by indi...

I have been a member of BiggerPockets for a short time here and longer on other sites and on every site I am a member of there is a reoccurring rant with regard to new investors, newbie WS, etc. And I understand where...

I’ve inherited $100k I want to start a nest egg. I’mVery much interested in investing. How should I start?

While replying to another thread about family size, I was reminded of two separate incidents regarding size of another nature.The first was a few years ago when I showed a vacant 2BR/1BA house to woman who had called ...

I've gotten so many investors asking me what areas, neighborhoods, ZIP codes I've worked in, it's ridiculous. STOP DOING THAT TO PEOPLE.Do people have no shame when they are essentially trying to drink from the same w...

Presidential candidate Joe Biden plans is announcing a $775 Billion dollar plan to boost Child and Elderly care. It’s a decade long plan that will be paid for by reducing or eliminating 1031 tax breaks for real estate...

I had tenants rent my 2,850 SF house for 5.5 years. They disclosed their four dogs before signing, and they gave me a $500 extra deposit for that (in addition to last month's rent). And the wife said to me as they wer...

I just sold a 5-acre lot in San Bernardino County, CA, to a buyer in Norway, using cryptocurrency and BitBay's trustless smart contracts. The last year and a half has been spent putting together a land business (based...

Has anyone tried crowdfunding? What is a good site to site to use? Have 5000 that i want to invest. Been researching crowdfunding. Anyone has any advise?