The subject line sums up what I am asking.  A little background on why I am asking:I have two girls and they are likely a little to young to jump in and help, but I want to collect some ideas to get them started as th...

Article on key findings of recently released National Climate Assessment:

http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/2014/05/12/2national-climate-assessment-key-findings-part-1/

Interesting map on U.S. coastal ...

I have been exploring the possibility of Airbnb and short term rentals, but lately there has been a lot of discouraging news about cities really cracking down on Airbnb's short term rental model. San Francisco and Par...

I was at one of those seminars with a business buddy that are advertised from time to time. Info seemed great. They wanted 2K for the next level of training - we coughed up. Again, great info, and really whet my appet...

Hi all,
You must listen to podcast #689, The #1 Real Estate Tax Loophole, with Matt Bontrager. I was impressed with the information shared by Matt. It was easy to understand and to the point. I Googled Truebooks revi...

So my lender did a pre approval on me about 4 times and I confirmed with them several times that I would be able to get a loan on a non-owner occupied duplex. Fast forward to 2 weeks before closing (yesterday), my len...

One of the biggest rookie mistakes that I see newbie wholesalers make is that they want to start looking at real estate BEFORE they have any buyers....

Even when things were decent with our housing market I would nev...

I read too often contractors are more of the problem rather solution to investment strategies. What if you could find a local contractor service that manged contractors based on customer satisfaction ratings you provi...

Hello all,
I am new to the real estate investing world, but I have already benefited greatly from the Bigger Pockets community.  I just started looking for deals 6 months ago, but Brandon Turner's The Book helped me ...

I find myself browsing these forums less and less as times passes. Biggerpockets is such a machine now and while there is lots of useful advice, it's primarily aimed at newbies (who can't use the search function mind ...