Hey y'all.  I'm Kurt and boy do I understand the phrase "you don't know what you don't know" because, well, I know so vanishingly little about real estate investing that pretty much everything is a recursive "don't kn...

Over the past couple years I’ve picked up nuggets from BP that played a large role in the following deal. There are several people that have contributed an immense amount of knowledge to this forum and I am very grate...

I’m looking for a multi-unit to house hack in Chicago and had a low budget, so I was looking primarily on the South Side. We’re not big nightlife people, so I wouldn’t want to pay a hipster premium anyway. But safety ...

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I have been looking and learning on the forum for about 5 months now and came across what seems to me like a pretty good start to my real estate business. I currently live with my parents in Illi...

I'm looking for some benchmarks for figuring out how different areas in intown and near OP Atlanta are classified (A, B, C, D areas).  I bought my personal residence 'across the tracks' in the City of Decatur 20 years...

Good afternoon BP! I am curious to know about some of the stories you guys have when it comes to how you got started. What was your "AHA" moment and how did you use that epiphany to get started on your real estate inv...

I was just listening to a financial radio talk show and they said home buyers in this market (I’m in Boston) should be aware that they are buying at potentially the edge of a bubble and if they buy now should not plan...

My family has owed a modest size cattle ranch for close to 100 years in the mountains above San Diego.  We are selling a piece of it but because of the capital gains tax we would be subjected to we want to do a 1031 a...

Currently live in San Diego county, bought a house with my VA home loan. My wife and I will be moving next year out of country for 3 years. Our initial plan was to rent the property but now I am not sure that's the be...

I am a single family home investor primarily in las vegas. However, I am seeking to diversify my real estate portfolio thru biggerpockets