I've always loved real estate. I would stare at house plan books for hours on end as a child, before creating my own floor plans. I read nearly 50 business and real estate investing books throughout high school. Nearl...

Wondering if anyone else from Montana is active on here! Who are you? Where are you from? I noticed this forum had no posts so I wanted to start one.I'm looking for some connections and always like "local" people, or ...

@Brandon TurnerHey Brandon!What's better: a 15-yr mortgage or a 30-yr mortgage?I can still cash flow just fine with a 15, so I decided to take it (PITI with the 15-yr is $550/month, while it is $350/month for the 30-y...

I cannot count how many times I've seen a post on BP from someone young-ish saying how they just want to quit college (or their job) and "jump" into Real Estate. When I see these posts my brain immediately chuckles (n...

I believe this Is the greatest opportunity, not because of pricing, but because your weaknesses will be exposed. It is easy to be an investor in a bull market, this market will force many to learn the fundamentals of ...

Landlord Rights Are Being Stripped Away—Why the Latest Examples of Squatting Should Concern You

The media tends to side with tenants and take a negative view of landlords overall. One notable exception was an episo...

I don't post a lot of Before & Afters here (I know people get bored of them), but this one is so nice that I wanted to give some credit where it's due...This was a three-way BiggerPockets partnership between @Todd...

If you were to make $20K on a real estate transaction would you use it to pay down existing debt such as a car loan or credit card debt, reinvest it into another deal, or a combination of both?

A friend made a reservation on VRBO for Thanksgiving. The host had a 5-day minimum set and non-holiday pricing in place. (Friend didn't realize it was non-holiday pricing.)Host sends friend a cancellation notice, and ...

Hello, this is my first time on this post. I am 31 years old and live in Queens, NY. I have struggled with finances for years and have never been too successful with jobs/careers. I had a small business, but it failed...