How has being mortgage broker helped your personal real estate investing career? e.g I feel like it would be a lot easier to find the right lenders to funds your deals..Any thoughts?

Hello people I'm. Buying my first rental property with a conventional loan in texas, a triplex I'm planning to live in one of them, I have a four year job history and a 700 credit score and the bank gave me the loan e...

I have an older house that I recently rehabbed.  We put replaced the old wood decking with new.  I am trying to decide if I should stain the deck or if I should paint the deck?  I am leaning towards painting it thinki...

Hello everyone,My husband and I are new to both BP and real estate investments. As we navigate the road to our first investment property we've come into a bit of a dilemma.  We're unsure of the best way to finance our...

We need to generate some more cash flow in our lives and we can go anywhere. But where to go?
I like surfing and she likes skiing in the mountains. 
We have three rental properties and they are in Sacramento, CA, Bo...

Hello Everyone!! Been on the forums for a month now mostly just for research but I've finally decided to introduce myself.  My name is Jamie, I live in Boca Raton, FL.  I am brand new to the investment game and I can'...

Hello all, As the title implies, I have set up my self-directed solo QRP 401k with checkbook control and trying to set up a business account. I know there are three known banks that deal with self-directed accounts bu...

This discussion started today in a Facebook group for tax professionals. According to the thread, this risky practice is getting more and more common among some tax firms looking to cut costs.I realize that people hav...

I've been getting in touch with investors in my local market, introducing myself while seeing if there is anything I can do to help/learn and I've found multiple instances where the person contacted isn't interested i...

Hello all, I am totally green to real estate investing and I can't wait to get my feet wet.  Just trying to learn as much as possible to lay a strong foundation.  I am so happy I found biggerpockets!