Good morning Bigger Pocket Community. We need all of the help we can find to make this a win-win for everyone!!! Last year we came across a 3 bed/ 2 bath, all brick home, in an ok neighborhood, and the seller was abou...

What were the first 5 steps you took to get started on your real estate investing venture?

Hi Everyone!I am originally from Erie, PA. For those of you who are not familiar with the area, the winters are pretty harsh. Extremely cold weather and LOTS of snow. I am considering what to do for my first investmen...

There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good.  The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...

Hi BP Community,I notice this question has been asked a couple of times before with no response but I'm hoping since then, new members have joined BP that may have experience in this area.  I have a seller who wants t...

Here is the story short. Rented single family home in March and the tenant was late in payment in May (which I gave her grace period and first time late fee waiver) and again she was late in June but said that she pai...

Good evening and happy new year,I need input on something that seems too good to be true. I just got off the phone today with an investor-friendly real estate agent in another state (not NYS) who has a whole team behi...

Here's a report from CNN Money on flipping houses that continues the trend of media and government negativity on the housing situation:
House Flipping

Pay special attention to the reporter's remarks about flipping pl...

Real estate is super fun - and most of us are obsessed. But what do you do when you're not real estating?I'll go first. I love to hike, road cycle, and snowboard.