This site is a great resource.  Most of the sales pitches people here from 'professionals' via the telephone for mentorships or apprenticeships haven't the credibility that calling your own real estate agent, or banke...

A partner and I, both of who work a full time job, are looking to get into real estate investing. Focusing on a long term rental for our first property, we are just beginning our search. I have listened to plenty of p...

Hello Everyone,A strange convergence of events in the last 48 hours has led to the real possibility of purchasing a solid B class office building in my town.  The majority of the office space is leased to tenants that...

Hey guys,I just finished reading Rich Dad Poor Dad today and really enjoyed the book, but now I'm ready to start taking action.  I live in a relatively small town in central Texas with a population somewhere around 21...

How do I identify War-zones and pick solid dependable target markets for investing?

I live on the southside of Chicago, so if you know anything about Chicago you know there is atleast 200 unique neighborhoods each h...

I have been trying to wholesale on the side for 5 months with little results and due to a layoff, (don’t feel bad, I’d rather be doing this than my old job any day of the week. Though I eventually do need to pay ...

Hi,I am looking to purchase a property for 41K that should appraise for about 60k. I was planning on purchasing with cash and refinancing out as quickly as possible. All I ever heard was waiting for 6 months to do the...

If you guys had 300k to invest, would you put 80-100k down on 3 properties each making 500-800 after the mtg and expenses OR on one solid 250-280k property with no mortgage and make +/-2000 after expenses? Does mortga...

Hello everyone I am Andrew.Currently Stationed overseas in Germany with the US Military and been reading BiggerPockets for about 2 weeks and doing some research on the market with the calculators available.I am from F...

I am sure that this topic has been covered to death, but I also know that technology changes so quickly that what worked best a year ago could be replaced by a new player in the space.   So, if anyone has any good (or...