Who is your favorite Olympic star, your favorite sport? I caught the cycling this morning for a big surprise with the US taking 4th. Women's Volleyball just nipped past Korea, rated #2 behind the US, guess that's the ...

Hey everyone. My name is Derek Elliott. I'm a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. Brand new to REI. My journey began with a book called A Happy Pocket Full of Money. That led me to Rich Dad Poor Dad, which got me int...

Would like some perspective.  Not all of us are at the same point in our investment career or hitting our number, so realize there are many “right” answers.
We are starting to plane down in our investments.  Looking ...

Thanks to @Ben H., re-posting in this area from Buying and Selling Discussions, as its more local.  Sorry in advance for two posts compiled to one!*****Hi folks, I'm Ryan, first time poster, new to real estate investi...

I have just found the draft texts of the COP15 treaty. Section 3 states the we will have to reduce our emissions by 50-95% within the next 40 years. There is even a selection of 95% or more in 40 years. Wouldn’t ...

We have all heard the expression; The less I do the more I make. Well, I have been applying that expression to buying houses and who should make the offer.

I have found that I am still buying houses even thou...

Greetings all,
We’ve all read methods on how to analyze a real estate deal, running numbers, estimating rehab costs, incorporating taxes, capital expenses, etc. How much time and effort do we put into analyzing the l...

So ima newbie from Detroit and with the new chrysler plant under way for construction I'm think of land grabbing rental properties and flips in the detroit area but dont know where to start should I get super cheap pr...

HEY BIGGER POCKETS FAMILY!!!!Update from Baton Rouge, Louisiana here.  I just got home after one of the longest days work I've put in in quite some time.  I've been inspired to write a post here for several days now a...

I had a rental house in Kansas City come vacant in January and hired a handyman ..in process of trying to become a contractor (he had recently formed an LLC company)... to replace some tiles and paint...simple job and...