I recently had my first call to interview a potential property manager for my first long-distance investment property and it left me a bit discouraged to learn of the reality of the costs involved.
3-5 weeks to rent ...

I've read many posts here and via Google about losing out on a house due to "multiple offers". As someone who comes from a software/data background, I simply to do not believe that multiple offers "just happen" on hom...

I'm getting into a negative cash-flow deal to "speculate" on appreciation and future cash flow, after we can finally rehab the building, and using another cash flow deal to support it. Anyone else doing this? Thoughts...

Hello all! I've just begun my Real Estate Investing Journey and instead of lurking in the forums I've decided to take a more active approach in participating in the BiggerPockets network so that I can learn from all o...

I hear a lot about newbies wanting to be mentored and I myself stumbled across an investor who is interested in mentoring me, but my question is why?  Besides the goodness of their hearts, why do investors (who must b...

Hi guys. I purchased a 3 bed, 2 bath SFR in Sacramento, California (Elk Grove area) in March of 2016. I joined BP a few months back and have been learning a lot and lately have been questioning my decision to buy this...

Hello, I hope you find this post motivational and inspiring. At the young tender age of 16, my family set me up in an arrange marriage. Not knowing much about life, I agreed and did as my family wished. Still driven t...

I am having problems figuring out where to start and what option to go forward with, when it comes to REI. Initially I bought my current house in St Pete with plans to BRRRR. I read books on it and listened to podcast...

Hello, a little bit about me, I’m 30 years old from Florida I moved up to Alaska a while back where I commercial fish, I make 6 figures a year but I’m gone 7-8 months a year which is extremely taxing on my life, menta...

Hey Fellow BP'ers,I've started working with a RE agent in the Sacramento area to help identify possible buy and hold properties <$150k to be rented out. I've even expanded the search to condos with lower HOA fees &...