I have been listening to podcasts and youtubes and I keep hearing people say that investors should not own their own home, they should rent.  Can someone please explain the logic behind this.  I have 55% equity in my ...

I'm getting ready to do a "2-fer" and, with a partner, rehab two homes for rentals.  My partner is experienced and I intend to ask him the same question I'm asking here (and I know he will thoroughly educate me which ...

Hi All,Back in 2013 I purchased a rental property in Denver, Colorado due to not being able to close on anything locally in the San Francisco Bay Area (where I currently reside and still continue to rent). My goal was...

Fellow BP’ers,Five of us long-time active BP’ers, @Jay Hinrichs, @Chris Clothier, attorney @Tom Gimer , and CPA @Brandon Hall and I have come together to change the life of someone that has sacrificed so much to defen...

Hello everyone,  I have been searching for a duplex in Philadelphia, PA. for the past 4-5 months. My plan is to purchase w/ an FHA loan (will use 203k if needed), occupy one unit and rent out the other. I haven’t been...

In today's excellent episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, Zeona McIntyre shares how her investments in short term rentals - some local and some long distance - have provided her with enough income to retire early and...

Hi all,I have a prospective tenant (a couple) that are both self-employed. Both parties (unmarried) gave me a copy of their experian report: 738 and 698, which is a good enough score, but I didn't pull the reports. Ho...

I'm currently conducting discovery on the various Software and tech tools that will help my business grow.  I'm adopting the integrated Podio/Call Rail package and other software.  However, Max's REI RAIL (Lead genera...

I've been getting a lot of inquiries about my experience with Real Wealth Network, so I figured I would post some more details on this new thread to try to answer some of your questions.  In early 2017 I went to visit...

Is everyone else finding that loan officers are completely unresponsive and unprofessional? I own 8 SFRs, and am looking to refinance several of them either to pull out some equity or to lower interest rates. These ar...