You know you've said it, "I could write a book with all the things that have happened to me in my business!"In this business, you come up on all sorts of situations.  Some amazing, some heartbreaking, and some outrigh...

Hello!  This is our first post to BiggerPockets and we're going to just jump right in.  My husband Jared and I are first time real estate investors in our mid-30’s from Washington state and we’re currently evaluating ...

Me and My interests in REIHey everyone, my name is Dillon (27). I have been interested in getting involved in some REI more focused on the rental property side of things. I really started researching and doing the hom...

I am in the midst of finishing a book on learning to evaluate decision making. It has me curious, what is the best real estate investing decision you ever made? "Best" could mean most impactful, decision you learned...

BPers,I searched the forums for a list of do's and don'ts for hard money lending without much luck so I'm going to see if I can get all the answers in one place. I am at a point in my REI where all my personal and pri...

I would guess at least a few of you have had to convince your spouse or significant other that you weren't crazy, you weren't going to bankrupt the family, and that this whole real estate investing thing was a good id...

I have recently come across a strategy that would shave my mortgage from 30 years down to 10ish years. I would basically convert my mortgage into a first lien Heloc. A calculator to see if this strategy would work for...

Hi,I have an older HVAC unit , I think it has reached almost its end of life, I recently spent over $1500 to service and repair it. I have a new tenant that runs the AC like there is no tomorrow 24x7 without any break...

How do you handle a contractor who was suppose to finish a job in 3 months which is now a YEAR and he is basically saying he messed up the rest of your budget money?  I want to cut him off my job and file a lawsuit wh...

Thoughts and advice on using an auto title loan company as a source for quick cash to use as a downpayment or rehabbing a property. I own both of my cars outright. They are worth about 30k+ total. Just starting out an...