I wrote an article for the BP Blog asking a question about real estate appraisers and what role they are playing in holding down real estate values: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/07/18/are-appraisers-pa...

So I was listening to BP podcast on my way to work yesterday and heard Pace Morby mention Due on Sale clause insurance. Ive searched the web over the last 2 days and cant find any companies that offer this. Has anyone...

Hi everyone! I'd love to contribute to the community here but I'm a real estate investor noob so maybe I can help in other areas of interest. I work as a web3 product manager. Product manager meaning, I help businesse...

I was in the process of buying what I was led to believe (by seller and listing agent) was a triplex, the top 2 units were rented and the bottom one was vacant, so I was going to live in bottom and continue renting th...

I currently utilize a self-directed IRA. My IRA monies have been invested in a real estate project. I'm coming out of that investment soon and I now want to use those IRA monies for buying at trustee sales. This "Chec...

Hey folks, I'm working on a blog post for BiggerPockets called "How to Find a Great Contractor" and I'd love some community input!So... how do YOU find good contractors? What's your best tip? (answers may be used in a...

I recently started a house flipping business (although I'm not sure how good of a business it is since I have yet to flip my first house). After researching for I can't tell you how many years and after what seemed li...

Last week we hit our investment goal of $35k a month gross rental income. We bought our first investment property in August 2011 and the vast majority of our growth has happened in the past 10 months. We (my husband...

I just purchased “the simple man’s guide to real estate.” Has anyone tried it? I looked at several others before purchase. It cost about$110.00. I got a manual, a contract maker, and I paid $10 to get a coach...

I bought a 8-unit apartment building; the value add is that rents are 20% below market value. My strategy was to buy, let the tenants go, rehab, and raise the rents. We gave notice to all the tenants (who are month-to...