Hello fellow REI just asking opinions of members regarding the pluses and minuses for a first rental property. I have been able to save around 25k cash in the bank with no debt to my name and minimal life expenses (li...

Hey everyone. I am new to BP and I currently do not have any investment properties. I plan to close on something this coming March. I have the idea of starting out with a single family or a condo/townhome for a rental...

Thoughts about purchasing a brand new home that doesn't meet the 1% rule.
It's near a new elementary in a growing area outside of Austin. 205k, 3/2, rent is about 1500 in the area. It will be my first rental which is...

We hear so much about how we should Diversify our money and portfolios. Yet most of us here on BP beat to a different drum. We don’t depend solely on a work 401k or pension plan to be our saving grace when we are 65. ...

I am living in a market (Marin county cali) where everything is going for well over asking, some of them 200k over! I am a newbie and it does not make sense to even start here when everything is over priced. There are...

A little background: I'm a 21-year-old rising senior at Clemson University with about 20k to invest. I have my Pennsylvania Realtors License. Besides taking some real estate classes, my only experience in the field in...

Hello! I'm from Los Angeles looking to invest in real estate in Grand Junction, CO. My husband and I bought our first home here in LA one year ago and are now looking to buy and hold rental properties. The purch...

Hello everyone,
First I must thank J Scott for the business plan template that he's made available through his website. I spent about 8 hours yesterday on it, but thank God I finally have a great business plan and the...

Note: I wrote this post pretty quickly, so I’m sure there will be some questions and perhaps even some confusion…if so, feel free to ask, and I have some additional disclaimers at the bottom... I’ve written a bunch ...

Hey guys,I’m relatively new to BiggerPockets and I am having a hard time understanding our current market conditions. I am from Long Island, New York, last summer due to COVID there was lots of cash buyers entering th...