Hi all!  Our LLC is about to purchase a pair of adjacent duplexes that we plan to manage ourselves as part of our learning, as we are new to the industry.  The would be our first "dedicated" investment purchase.  List...

I've read several of the the Rich Dad Poor Dad books. He talks about taking out loans on the properties for your income because loans aren't taxable. Does this really work and how do you make the strategy viable? The ...

I want to start by going over the benefits of investing in real estate. Then I’m going to go over the common pitfalls real estate investors face. And finally, I’m going to demonstrate how leveraging cash value life ...

I think this is a good primer for anyone in the market for a short term rental.  Feel free to jump in and discuss.

But I thought this was turnkey - what's with all the delay? (biggerpockets.com)

Hi, I am really new here to Bigger Pockets. I have been  a member for a few years, but just recently starting gaining Huge interest in the podcasts. I am changing day jobs this week and that will give me the opportuni...

I recently saw an add or a post about Rad Diversified. It's a REIT and they claim their return was 36% last year. They specialize in tax deed purchases, rehab, tenant occupy then cash out and refi and repeat the proce...

I have another question about what payment types you accept. California law prohits landlord force tenant to only pay by ACH transfer. As I live 1 hour away from my rental property and work full time. I am wondering w...

Curious as to thoughts on cashing out / paying penalty on a traditional 401k for a rental property. Specifically NOT talking about self-directed IRA's and the complexities that come with those. For sake of argument, l...

Is it good idea to use funds from 401K to buy a cash flowing SFR? I have about 105k in 401k. Minimum payment will come out of my biweekly paycheck to pay off the borrowed money. What are the pros/cons of doing this? ...

On a recently conventional fannie/freddie transaction my head underwriter called in to FNMA/FHLMC and they have determined that these financed properties inside IRA's and Solo K's count towards the financed properties...