I've never done a rehab before - just own vanilla townhomes, collect decent yet problem free rent but I've continuously tried and failed at obtaining a flip home.  Anyway....I'm asking what might be a dumb question bu...

Hi all,I wanted to pick the community's collective brain on investing in an IRA and get people's experiences on it.1. Can I invest in a self directed Roth IRA or does it have to be traditional? The goal is to use post...

Distressed Sales Share Falls to Lowest Level in Eight Years

For the more experienced investors, this "hack" of the week is "commonsense" but for the newbies out there, this will be very helpful for you.You may be enamored by all these flipping shows on TV and you may decide th...

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"BiggerPockets Presents: The Book on Flipping Houses" from author @J Scott is now the #3 Best Selling Real Estate Book on Amazon.com!

Not bad for a self-published book from ...

Hello All, I just came across a probate deal through a family member. The house was gutted down to the studs and needs to be finished. I need a good GC and real-estate agent in the Olympia area. Let me know if anyone ...

I agree with J Scott that there is both passive investing (buying and holding real estate for long term wealth building) and trying to build an active real estate business.

Between working as a real estate agent vs s...

Hey guys,

Would love your help putting together a good list of web tools and resources for rehabbing and flipping homes.

Here is what I have so far:

To Find Foreclosures
http://www.homepath.com/
http://www.foreclos...

I am working on my plan on investing in The U.S and i wanted to know that do i need a real estate license in The U.S to invest in real estate if i want to own a rental property or flip?

Hi,I have been a RE broker since 2005, I want to get into flipping and have the MLS in my home office. I need to develop some relationships with wholesalers etc.I do not do listings or represent buyers, just use the l...