We live in San Diego and have been saving up to invest in our first property. The market here is obviously tough (and we'd like to invest here or nearby for several reasons), but we have heard about second home loans...

Hey Bigger Pockets Family!!!! I am from Minneapolis Minnesota !!!! I have been listening to the pod casts for about a month LOVE THEM!!!! I looked and I have not seen any monthly meet up groups in MPLS. So I was th...

Last month we had to call in Roto Rooters as our tenants pipes were backed up.  The drain for the washing machine and kitchen all drain to the same pipe and according to the Roto Rooter guy this can sometimes cause pr...

I'm 51 years old, married and have six children ranging in age from 6 to 24.  I've lived in this area for 31 years.  My day job is SQL programming and have been working in database development since 1991.  As far as r...

I grew up in Massachusetts, but have been living in Pittsburgh for the last few years. As of yet I have not made my first investment in real estate, but I am hungry to learn and I am currently trying to educate my...

I've been a pod-cast listening lurker for a VERY long time, and finally got frustrated with my inability to find the right "niche". I didn't feel like I was enough of a "big deal" to use this forum, but every other fo...

I am doing a house hack on a SFH where I have claimed legal domicile for many years. There are already renters in place -- family. My mortgage is for a primary residence and not commercial or rental. The house needs s...

First, I initially came to this forum with so many questions I wanted to ask. Man, this is probably the first forum I've visited where a lot of the answers were already here! It's absolutely wonderful. Thank you. I do...

We are under contract on an over/under duplex and in a sticky situation... I need help! So, we were supposed to close on this property Friday Sept 4th. However, closing was pushed back maybe a week or so according to ...

I am a new investor, very motivated by all of the podcasts on bigger pockets and of course wanting to get much more involved with meeting members and being more active. I am currently actively searching for a multi un...