It would be interesting to hear stories of what some of you did BEFORE discovering real estate;
Is your life dramatically different NOW? Will you or did you make it your goal to be a full-time investor? Does anyone re...

Hello Bigger Pockets!I'm the guy with two first names. ;)Before I get to how I cash flow $3000 a door. (Actually it's $3000 per single family home) Let me first give you my story.I have been a long time reader of Bigg...

I'm planning to buy my first property in Q1 or Q2 this year. I'd like to do BRRRR cash buy with all in at <$100K and refinance in 6-12 months. I live in the SF Bay Area but am from Dallas so have been looking into ...

HiMy names Keni and I've been interested in real estate for some years now. I graduated in May 2015 with a BS in mechanical engineering. I've been actively looking for a job in my field but haven't found one, so I dec...

I recently applied to get to approved for STR in the city, for my legal basement apartment in my 3 flat, and was denied since the unit isn't my primary residence.    I live on the first floor and figured I would get d...

With the rising markets, many of our properties are overdue for a rent increase. We normally sign a 12 month lease initially, then let it go month to month. This has worked well for us from a tenant retention stand...

Hello Everyone! Looking for some help understanding all the tax implications of a CHFA loan.  There is an IRS tax recapture if 3 things happen:1. I sell within 9 years2. Make over a certain salary at time of sale3. Pr...

I plan on investing in real estate when I get out of the military next year, what is the first step you took when starting off? I have a little bit of money saved up but not enough for a 20% down payment. 

Hi all,At the risk of having analysis paralysis, I've been having a lot of fun culling US Census data from the past 10-15 years and assessing markets by the hard numbers.I'm about to do a big data pull (which is time-...

I never bought a rental property before and I'm thinking about out of state investing in the Carolinas. Of course I'll need the core 4 especially since it's out of state but if I were to find them in a certain 1 or 2 ...