Everyone has heard of the Federal Reserve "Stress Test" for large Wall Street banks, but many of the same principles apply to us as real estate investors. A stress test involves preparing for the rare "crisis," a once...

Hi, newbie here- never flipped a home in my life.  I do work in the industry and love it.  My goal is to have a few flips and or build a couple specs later on (maybe in a few yrs) part-time and on weekends, etc.  I lo...

After jumping through some hoops I'm setup to make my first investment! On july 28th I stumbled upon the world of Real Estate and BiggerPockets. Since then I've been obsessed in finding a way to make it happen given m...

1099 person that doesn't want to go back to W-2 job to Buy a home to be more clear. What would be my options to go forward? I am stuck here and having trouble getting started bc of it. I just want to make it clear tha...

I just bought my first house in Aurora, Colorado after saving some money and moving back 2 years ago to my hometown after living in Los Angeles, East Texas, Houston, and Connecticut. Then I learned about the BP podcas...

I am trying to decide in which city I should invest to get a rental property. I have considered the below factors that resulted in choosing Sacramento as the place. I just wanted to get others' opinions on it to avoid...

Here in New York we were ordered to not travel. They deemed what was essential and what wasn't. I have seen mixed reactions from landlords on how they are handeling tenant issues during this time. Can anyone on lockdo...

For over a year now I have been reading the blogs, watching podcast and of course reading several books on REI. I work full time in a pressure cooker environment, (can't wait to get financial freedom/stressed out my m...

Hi, I would like to know if there are any companies/attorneys that can help in opening Self Directed 401(K). I am looking for local reference. 

hello. I am new to BP. I had a unique situation come up and wanted to see if anyone had any ideas. Last June, my wife and I put down some money to build a town home for us to live in. We got the nicer upgrades because...