Hello everyone, I'm Joe! I've been hanging out on the forums and reading a lot of the info that Biggerpockets has to offer for a long time now and I have decided that it is time to step up my game and get involved. I ...

Hello everyone my name is Tiffany Wesley and I am 25 years old and just getting started. I want  to know what is the best way to get started my main goal is to have some rental properties and become financially free a...

Hi, I'm Patrick! I'm new here. I'm a software developer living in Denver Colorado and I want to start putting the money from my software into a house rather than renting. If things go well with my own house I hope to ...

Long-time listener, first time poster.  No questions, just an introduction.  I'm Bruce from the Seattle area, and my wife, Tamar, and I have been fans of the podcasts since we started listening to them in July. That w...

Greetings BiggerPockets.  My name is Ryan Bergeron.  I'm an Army veteran and civil engineering student at the University of Connecticut interested in buying my first duplex with my fiancee in the Vernon/Manchester area.

Here's my introduction: I slowly got into real estate investing just by buying owner-occupant houses. We've purchased five houses, all of which were distressed properties. We renovated all of them, sold the first two,...

Hi everyone, I'm a new member of BiggerPockets based out of the Bay Area. I only recently found the site and am excited to learn and meet new people.My background is in communications, business consulting and manageme...

Hello All!My name is Owen Hudac. My wife and I are saving for our first down payment for investment property to be purchased in 2015. My background is in sales, marketing and business development and hers in corporate...

We have some undeveloped land (adjacent to the property on which we live) that is in a self-directed IRA.  Is there a way to use this property as collateral on a bank loan, or is it not possible since it is in a trust?

Greetings BP, I'm not exactly a "new" member, I've been lurking in the shadows of BP for quite some time. During that time I've used information from forum posts, podcasts and file downloads to purchase, rehab and lea...