Many say grit and persistence keeps us going. @Engelo Rumora  reminds us to be willing to keep going when you don't think you can keep going any longer. And I've learned that its about the relationships that you build...

I day traded currency futures in a past life and always kept an online journal to keep me accountable, share what I was doing with the community and have a little bit of fun.  Even 10+ years later, I enjoy reading bac...

One of my goals over the past 6 years has been to produce a real estate investing conference unlike any we've seen before. I believe that BiggerPockets is in a unique position to create a conference that changes the ...

Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.

In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...

Alrighty. I need ALL of your help. In the ‪#‎RealEstate‬ or‪#‎PropertyManagment‬ industry or not, I've got a duplex downtown in a very desirable location. Three miles to Colorado State University and 6 miles to downto...

I'm just posting this as a warning for newbies.  Obviously, no one can predict the future and no one knows what's going to happen next year, the year after, etc.  But most apartment markets are at or near the peak in ...

When I bought into San Francisco 10 years ago, after 20% down, I was still losing $1K ish per month per door.... I had to work my day job and saved every penny to support my real estate enthusiam..... But I had hope a...

Hello BP family - my husband and I are looking for some advice on whether we should buy our own home in Southern California (specifically Orange County) or whether we keep paying rent and invest out of state to build ...

Help me with a dilemma BP...I live in Oakland California where the market is the highest its ever been and I want to get started in REI. I have come up with 2 options and need some advice as to which one is smarter.Op...

Being in a competitive market, I’ve researched out of state investing a bit and have always been gun shy due to not feeling comfortable buying property that I don’t personally control and having to work with a turnkey...