I just graduated and got a job as a structural engineer (starting this month). I accepted a salary offer of about 70k a year with a 401k match plan available. However, I want to invest aggressively in real estate. Spe...

My wife and I want to get into flipping houses. We are thinking about buying a fixer upper that we can stay in while we remodel it.We live in Houston, TX/Galveston, TX area and have 15K in cash, so we'll need a loan t...

1. Screen your tenants better. Do intricate research and invest your time in getting to know them beyond just knowing that they are people who need a place to live and on the surface seem to be able to pay. 2. Ensure ...

Hi everyone, first real post here. I'll get around to a proper intro in the appropriate forum and adding some profile info sooner or later.I have a 2-family rental in Boston that has appreciated considerably since we ...

I'm planning to partner with a friend on two flips in 2014. We will each be contributing equal amounts of money to the projects. Since I only anticipate doing two flips next year I'd prefer to declare the profits...

I have an accepted offer on a quad in Louisville. I thought I'd done a good bit of due diligence prior to the offer but since getting the property under contract I'm getting cold feet. I'll explain why in a moment, bu...

Hi, I am new to the USA real estate game (new to real estate in general). Quick Version: How difficult will it be to find a lender for purchasing properties in USA, while my W2 income is entirely non-US based Income a...

Anyone else out there using a HELOC on their primary residence to fund their REI? Both of my buy and hold deals were funded exclusively from my HELOC, which I then refinanced into a traditional mortgage. Because of fo...

If you have been wondering what's happening to my goal of $1M in 12 months through real estate Joint Ventures with Biggerpockets members...well, I've been busy in the past 6 weeks since my last update and the good new...