Is it smart? Is it high risk? Will you go bankrupt? Is staying with your 401k's and mutual funds the best way to retire?

The reason why I bring up these questions is I had a big discussion with my father in l...

Was listening to podcast by George Gammon and Robert Kiyosaki recently. They made the comment that with high market valuations for most RE right now, and record low interest rates, that the debt is now the asset, and...

I have a background in architecture and a real interest in design. My dream is to flip houses, but I want them to be unique and thoughtfully designed. I love the idea of making something better. I watch all the flippi...

A big dilemma we are dealing with it gentrification and what it means to us. We want to invest in our own neighborhood for many reasons. We want to be close to our houses. We love it here. We love the mix of middle cl...

Hi everyone,I'm wondering whether my fiancé and I should begin to pay our debt down ASAP or begin investing in RE. I know there are intelligent arguments on both sides of this issue and that it depends on the details ...

I've noticed that a lot of people on the site come on and ask about how they can get started investing with a poor credit score and if that score even matters in real estate.I'd argue that it does.  I think it makes o...

Hello everyone,Today I signed up for BiggerPockets. I am a fifteen year old boy living in Texas, and my name is Adrian. I don't know if I'm posting this in the right thread, so please tell me if I'm not. I have this c...

Hey BP,I wanted to take a collective poll as to who has had experience and what the community has heard regarding Fannie Mae's HomeStyle renovation mortgage product -- not to be confused with the HomePath renovation p...

Howdy, all!  I searched for an answer to this, but didn't find it... Please just give me a link if there's already a discussion about this that I missed!  This question is for anyone that is currently doing this sort ...

We are in the process of renting our first property. We have a law school student starting her first semester that has applied. She has filled out an application and we have checked her credit, background, eviction re...