Greetings BP! My name is Ian Ballard. I've been in the Sacramento area nearly all my life. I currently work as Technical Arts Director for a local church. That's basically coordinating the installation of equipment an...

Hello Everyone!My name is Miranda Jung and I joined BiggerPockets recently as a new investor. I live in Orlando, Florida (Maitland) and looking to invest in the greater Orlando area. I currently work full-time as a Ta...

Is Passive Real Estate Investing BETTER than Active Investing?

When discussing real estate investing practices, the idea of active versus passive investing is often one that is the root of many heated debates among...

Hello BP Family!I am a new member here on BP and have been voraciously reading everything about beginning my RE journey towards financial independence. I am almost done reading 2 books written by Josh and Brandon, and...

This post may not get much traction but through to throw it out there.How are Note & R/E investors out there teaching their children about what they do?The other day, I was picking up a rent check from a tenant an...

Hello BP!I've had my license for almost 2 years but haven't used it much. My current broker doesn't help out or train at all so I haven't been able to learn much from them. What are some good brokers your suggest for ...

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My name is Andrew and I'm from the Southeast PA area (Philly suburbs) and have been involved in real estate since 2006 when I purchased and "house hacked" my first home. To date I've been focused on buy and ...

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Can you use your 401k money or IRA money to purchase a real estate investment and keep the cash flow now? I see all over the internet a short answer of no, but what about the following situations:

1) example:...

I would like some feedback. I'm interested in doing an apartment coaching program, I'm deciding between Think Multifamily (Mark Kenney) and the Jake and Gino Program.  I've been investing in SFR and small MFR for ov...

Hello everyone,My name is Scott Passman and I am a new investor based out of Batavia/Geneva, IL.  I just started learning about real estate 4 months ago and I have been hooked ever since!  I have spent every free mome...