I have been investing in the stock market for quite some time and since I'm in for the long-run and I'm not obligated to pay monthly dues, I have some peace of mind. If, for some reason, I stop working and d...

I moved to Alexandria, VA about a year ago and have been studying the real estate market in NOVA ever since. It's interesting listening to the BiggerPockets interviews and hearing everyone's success stories. But even ...

Hey BP!I am currently FHA house hacking a property that I purchased about a year ago just south of USC which, unbeknownst to me, had illegal construction, which caused a host of problems, in addition to other issues. ...

You know that @Brandon Turner  and I talk like high-school girls.  Like every day...  You could say he is my significant other:)Well - we were talking yesterday.  Discussing whether we still have any credibility.  He ...

Hello all. Hope everyone has kept themselves safe. I’m new to the world of real estate investing. I live in Manassas, VA- a pretty western suburb of DC. My issue when trying to run numbers on potential deals is that t...

Hi,We own a few single-family properties in the Phoenix area and they are all managed by the same property manager for many years now.Since these houses aged a little bit and have normal wear and tear it's time to mak...

I have a new tenant that moved into our rental at the start of the month.  Listed on the lease agreement was herself and three kids, no one else.  Within a few days of move-in I start receiving calls and texts from ou...

How much further would you look into a deal before passing? What if a prospective deal is slightly negative cash flow using the 50% rule, but might actually be positive using actual numbers? What's the risk of passing...

Excerpt from a post I made on the stock investing forum "The Motley Fool." The audience is stock investors who are equally passionate and successful in stocks as the BP community is in REI. Many of them think going al...

Hello everyone!! My name is Travis. I've been browsing these forums for a while as well as doing my own reading/research about real estate investing for quite a while. My wife and I have decided to do this as a side...