Real estate is super fun - and most of us are obsessed. But what do you do when you're not real estating?I'll go first. I love to hike, road cycle, and snowboard. 

I'm 28 years old and I made my first residential property purchase in April 2019. The home is a 3bd/2ba, 2300sqft purchased for $417k. Location is great. This home was purchase originally** as my primary residence. A ...

Since I only have two years of REI under my belt, this is more of a check in to see if I’m going down the right path here and if there’s anything else I could be doing.I have trouble tenants that I inherited and their...

Hey! I am new on BP. I've been watching the YT channel forever. Just watched Ashley show and it was great. I just finished a real estate couse with a group in IL. I am not horribly interested in using the IL team of l...

The other day, I had an interesting conversation with the executive director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. He had called me in response to a complaint I filed against a broker who asked me not to make any offers...

I strongly believe whether or not you use debt or don't use debt to buy real estate, it is important to pay off debt that is not related to your RE investments.   All of that interest your paying is money that could b...

Hello BiggerPocketeers!In an effort to clean up the forums, we're creating an FAQ Forum, where the most-asked questions will be prominently featured, along with some really great answers.I need your help!Please take a...

I day traded currency futures in a past life and always kept an online journal to keep me accountable, share what I was doing with the community and have a little bit of fun.  Even 10+ years later, I enjoy reading bac...

Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.

In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...