Lets be honest here. I don't like the wholesaling business. At least a certain segment of that business. There is nothing productive, or creative about taking a property, turning it around and selling it as it is for ...

Hello BP!    I have a client that owns a rental home here in San Diego since the 70's she is ready to do a 1031 exchange and will have 400k after sell.  She is retirement age and doesn't want to deal with property man...

When purchasing real estate as a rental. Most of us will spend a considerable amount of time to insure that it cash flows. Not so many years ago I ran into investors that paid much less attention to cash flow and th...

I am ready to pull the trigger on my first rental property, and you could say I'm jumping in with both feet. I've been lurking on Bigger Pockets, reading, and listening to podcast for about 6 months. I am still learni...

I just completed my FIRST FLIP! The rehab took approximately 3 ½ weeks. The home is a 2bd, 1ba townhouse that is slightly over 1000sq ft located in Illinois.Numbers:Purchase Price with closing cost: $55,290.25Rehab Co...

Hello BiggerPockets team,
My wife and I have decided it's time to get serious with RE investing. We're starting this journey of Buy and Hold in the DMW and so far, we're learning that everything is super expensive, a...

One thing I've been trying to do yearly is predict my local market (DC/Baltimore). Even when you are wrong, I always think it's a good exercise to figure out how to think about your local market (where your blind spot...

What is your biggest gaf/stupid mistake that you have made in your career so far?It may include you ending up with egg on your face, missing something extremely obvious, or making a beginners mistake. I am sure we all...

I would like to hear from other investors in the Houston area about strategies and outlook for 2015 in this climate of of dropping oil prices.  I am fearful unfortunately and I am trying to fight it.My elders are full...

Howdy, all!  I searched for an answer to this, but didn't find it... Please just give me a link if there's already a discussion about this that I missed!  This question is for anyone that is currently doing this sort ...