I've been putting in a lot offers recently. No luck so far although I am waiting to hear back from a 2 agents at the moment. A lot of houses in my area are going for a lot more than I'd like to spend and therefore I'm...

Hi, my name is Ami Saunders and I've been an inactive member for a while now. I live near the San Francisco airport on the "Peninsula" which is basically Silicon Valley, the place with all that crazy venture capit...

Long story (which I'll try to make it short), but we did what we "thought" was going to be a hard money loan for a fix/flip.  Did what we thought was diligent research on the individual and company. They had a good hi...

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765606100/Reclaiming-Americas-social-compact-through-entitlement-reform.html?pg=2

I hope people will take time to consider this article and the charts/graphs that are in it. Those t...

Hi! I am Morgan, I'm 19 and I'm just getting into real estate investing. I want to start early so I can build up my investing more and more over time. I'm currently taking Robert Kiyosaki's real estate course online s...

With the world moving towards becoming more energy conscious and renovating homes for the future of our cities, does it make sense financially and logistically (time scales) to build more innovative homes with a focus...

I'll have to start off by saying that for a first project I've definitely made all the possible mistakes and have to accept my current situation.I will be firing my GC and want to make sure 1) I have all my bases cove...

One of the ideas perpetuated by many of the Real Estate Investment "gurus" is that once you buy a rental property, you continue to hold on to it. This may be the right approach at times. After all, your fixed interest...

Hello everyone. I'm brand new to biggerpockets and I am still familiarizing myself with the site. I am in the Orlando, FL area and looking to utilize seller financing to acquire my first duplex. Any advice is welcomed. 

I am considering a "strategic default" of my condo property in California. I bought it as my primary residence in 2004, but have rented it out for the past two years. I am more than $100K underwater, and do not qualif...