For years now, we have all known that a good portion of the traditional real estate agents job is unnecessary.  This is a heated topic for a lot of people particularly if you are an agent.  The best argument for the t...

This is an open discussion about non-profits providing or facilitating special needs or specialty housing, yet doing so profitably for those who operate the housing services. This has basically arisen out of another t...

Hello ALL
I've purchases and self manage a 12 unit apartment building for approximate 1 year and a few months.  I have assistance and marketing and screening and a on call handyman.  Yeah this isn't my best system bu...

Aloha everyone, Im an investor in Hawaii and I build homes from the ground up. Just out of curiosity, why doesnt more people do new builds in the Real Investing World? Majority of the investors that I come across in H...

In order to do a 1031 exchange do you have to reinvest the total amount that you sold your property for?

Hello All,
This is my first post on this forum although I have been listening to bigger pockets for years. I wanted to ask your thoughts on investing in real-estate with others, more specifically family. I am current...

This came up in another thread and I thought it worth having its own discussion.

What do you think would encourage those people who come and read the site (available to non-members) to sign up and participate?

Ideas...

B.S.!!!! It is easy to buy at the courthouse steps , just show up with cashiers checks and raise your hand!
However, it is also very easy to lose your shirt. I attend and buy at my Texas county foreclosure auctio...

Hello:        I've read that one risk of buying properties "subject-to" is that the seller/mortgage holder may file for bankruptcy, and the home can then be foreclosed upon. However, if the buyer is paying the mortgag...