Here's a chart that I saw today from a reliable source. It shows the total debt of households, businesses and the government. There are two things that are quite clear from the chart:

1. Total debt has increased e...

My wife and I are strongly considering moving away to a warmer, more tax friendly and most importantly, more opportunity driven market.  This is no small decision, considering we have two young children and I have est...

Hi BP!I'm a bit on the fence between the residential classification of 4 unit multi family investment property and jumping over to the commercial side of 5+ units. Ultimately, I am trying to stay within the 4 - 8 rang...

I have had a rash of evictions lately for non-payment and it has caused me to look introspectively at what I am doing or not doing when screening these tenants, that may result in me allowing bad tenants to slip throu...

I’ve recently been introduced to Renatus. I wanted to know if anyone here has used their education and mentorship to become successful in real estate. It’s a $20,000 commitment. I’d like to hear your feedback on th...

I'm a 21 year old guy who lives in a gated community in a suburb somewhere in approximately 40 km west of Jakarta, Indonesia. The gated community which consisted of around 300 houses has security guards as well as...

Trying to learn as much as possible. Refining plans before implementing them.Most important question: How does one use the "@username" tag to respond / address someone in the forums?Thanks

I released my general contractor a few weeks ago for failing to stick to his timeline and today I have been contacted by two of his sub contractors asking me for payment. I told them that they needed to speak with him...

Hello all,

This is my first post to bigger pockets!

I have had some real estate investing experince in the past but feel that I am at a bit of a standstill at getting my next deal. I live in chicago Il and I have su...

As a newbie looking into Real Estate as a way to make money, the more I read the more feel that Leverage and tax advantages are the two main ways to make money in Real estate, otherwise it is like any other busines...