What a great site this is! I thank my wonderful accountant and CPA for turning me on to BP. I am a beyond full time ;0) Realtor in the San Francisco Bay Area and a very proud native to the Peninsula...born and rais...

I’m curious if anyone has experience acquiring properties by paying off someone else’s overdue property taxes. I read about this process and it sounds odd. Is it messy getting the people out? Is it a good idea? 

Hello everyone,
I’m very new and trying to learn as much as I can. Please go easy on any dumb questions I may ask. 
I am closing on a property in a couple weeks that will net me about $12k once it is rehabbed and so...

Hi all - I just got into the Bigger Pockets Podcast and it is amazing. A friend of mine and me are interested in purchasing what will hopefully be our first of many properties in the Jacksonville area (we are from NYC...

Interior paint only. Includes paint, which he estimates to be 8-10 gallons, going from yellow paint to white, will need two coats for sure. It's the old paint from when I bought the place 6 years ago. 
I thought abou...

Hi Everyone,I wonder how many people out there are like me.  We are dreamers and know what we want to do, how we want to do it, and especially the BIG WHY, for freedom from a job and to follow your passion.  However, ...

Good afternoon everyone,

I am a 20 year old Marine currently deployed, upon my return i plan to buy homes and rent them out. This is a piece of what i wrote today and would I would like some feedback. Much ap...

Greetings, I recently sold my first home last week using a realtor. The paperwork was completed, signed, notarized by both parties and I receive my wire transfer on Monday as the closing was on a Friday after hours. F...

I was just curious about how other people handle the lazy prospective tenant.  For instance, an email through craigslist simply stating "I am interested in this home".  No questions or anything - just a simple stateme...