I am a licensed electrician looking to potentially open my own contracting business. I also am a landlord of 2 rental properties and plan to continue expanding my portfolio. Any suggestions which route I should take? ...

Good afternoon.Just wanted to get some opinions regarding raising additional capital for REI.  I'm pretty new to the whole REI adventure, been here on Bigger pockets for 3-4 months and learned a lot. My biggest barrie...

Hey guys! I know this is just my silly excuse but this has become my biggest obstacle! I'm 20 years old and a women. It seems like women aren't taken as serious in business as men ON TOP OF that im only 20! -_- I've m...

So I have a neighbor who knows I am beginning to become very interested in and taking action to acquire real estate.  We were having a conversation last week and she mentioned she works for a large financial instituti...

Hi all,

Since everyone was so helpful on my first post, I thought it'd be interesting to hear from folks who do turnkey or out of state investing, or both. For those of you who have done turnkey, a couple o...

hey BP fam! I'm looking to purchase a multifamily home as a first time home owner, I would like a triplex or fourplex. The issue is that I won't qualify for financing at a traditional bank any time soon as I work on m...

4 years ago my wife and I bought a 4/3 SFH. We bought it because it was actually cheaper to have a mortgage than to pay rent in the city we live in. We had zero idea what we were doing but we knew we had a good deal. ...

can someone give me a quick summary of the tax benefit to owning a rental prop?  i understand about using all the expenses to help offset the income generated by the property, then with depreciation, you may end up in...

Hello All!I moved to Kansas City in December of 2010 after finishing college to begin a career in Engineering Technology.  I've always had an interest in real estate along with a background in construction and decided...