Hi everyone. I’m a new aspiring real estate investor in Southeast Michigan. I’ve been doing a great deal of research and actively trying to land my first deal concentrating on the acquisition of single family residenc...

(Re-posting this from my BP blog in case it's helpful to any of the forum readers. This is far from an exhaustive analysis into the mechanics of 1031 exchanges, but the high level thinking may be helpful to those look...

Will be purchasing a 4plex next year which needs roughly 80 to 100k down payment.  Im thinking, instead of a 4plex at 100k downpayment, Ill use 50k of Heloc to add to my 100k for a total of $150k to purchase a 6plex a...

I read a couple of interesting articles this evening and thought I would share.  It's interesting to think about the new real estate market trends, niches, and possibilities of the future.  Even in the last few years ...

Hi everyone,I'm a full-time student working on my PhD in biomedical sciences at the he University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. In my spare time, I'm looking to get started building a portfolio of houses to rent out for ...

Well, we did it! Finally! My partner and I closed a few weeks ago and we received a signed lease 21 days after closing. The deal was an interesting one that fell into our lap. My neighbor couldn't sell his house after...

Hi all, I am looking to buy a next rental property. I have been searching in the DFW, Miami and Washington DC metro areas. I have seen some really interesting properties in NE Dallas, Lake Highlands, Richardson and th...

I've got an interesting question for investors of all experience levels. This time next year i will be exiting the military after 8 years and will not only be starting into my strategy of buy and hold investing with t...

Greetings Bigger Pockets!I am a new REI and I am trying to get some advice from some of the veterans on this site.  I have about $80K to start in the Virginia/MD area.  Can anyone offer any advice on where to start?  ...

I have a townhome in Frisco Texas where I am looking to capitalize off the recent run ups in home prices and sell it to a rent to own tenant.  The drivers for this decision is that in the 14 years that I owned this to...