Hello BiggerPockets! I’m new here, and to Real Estate Investing! I’ve spent the last year (roughly) learning from reading BP forums, and from relationships I’ve made with local REIs.

I have a question for the whole...

Not to play Gloom and Doom as I am genuinely curious.  Since I currently am in the process of researching for my first investment property I don't have any first hand knowledge of this situation.  From the few (one) t...

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I am looking to move IRA money into a Solo 401K with checkbook control. For now most of the funds will go into real estate partnersips but eventually I may move some into direct real estate.

Does an...

I live in Southern California where we're lucky to have a number of long-running investment groups. No matter the topic, I enjoy attending meetings to meet other investors face to face. This week I've been busy - atte...

I've heard this concept thrown around the RE industry a few times, curious to see if anyone has actually done it? I have a lot of capital tied up in properties, has anyone used life insurance policies and self directe...

Good Afternoon, Folks.I have a question that is stumping me.  I have my resources lined up for an actual rehab project this year.  Two of my clients are a house flipping company (helping me with advice) and a remodeli...

I have about $10,000 cash that I could use on my first investments, but I have read some posts that mention leveraging other people's money is a better way to go. I'm looking for some opinions on this. We have about $...

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I've been reading the beginners guide as well as reading BP forums and visiting some members webpages. I currently live in NY but looking at investment properties in SE Florida as I winter down there and ...

Hello BP community! I am an aspiring real estate investor currently living in Denver, CO and working in finance. In a few months I will be relocating to San Diego with my girlfriend. We aren’t at the point in our rela...

Anyone else coming across these? Some cities are now forcing sellers to have a city inspection before listing their homes on the market. Anything not up to code needs to be fixed prior to listing the home - in some ci...