I'll admit it ... I'm a collector. I really really like to buy real estate but I don't really like to sell it. That being said, I have a sneaking suspicion that I should be trading up, leveraging more, stacking, etc. ...

I’m currently reading “How to Invest in Real Estate” and just finished Chapter 4 & 5 which explain the different niches and strategies you can use in investing. There are SO MANY! The one main piece of advice that...

Any agents or investors in Columbus or Cleveland Ohio? I live in Hawaii and choose Ohio to be my area for my first investment.  I plan to do long term rental with high cash flow. What city would be better?  Job and po...

I'm from CA and I don't have the money to begin investing here i want to look in to Wisconsin or Oaklahoma is this a good idea? If so, what addtional steps should I take?

Looking to get into property investment to provide a better future for my kids.

Good evening to everyone on BiggerPockets,My name is John Kenyon and I am a Police Officer in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am also a new investor, whom has been trying to educate myself about investing. I have been r...

Hello, I am currently looking to switch over my 401k to a self directed IRA. My question is about company recommendations to open the IRA in? Do you have particular insights that help you to choose the company for the...

Hi BP! Love everything about this community, I'm really grateful to have found you guys! Truly. My name is Bruce Dailey, I just moved to Nashville, TN to work on airplanes as my primary source of income. I currently d...

How to Gage Economic Conditions

These are ways to determine economic conditions:

- Local Sales Tax Reports - paying close attention to the major factors affecting the major employers

- Auto sales - dig down to le...

We are looking to Refi an investment property but have been quoted $4500 to $6300 for closing costs. Goal for Refi is getting rid of Mortgage Insurance currently have 4.87 int. rate was hoping to find around $2500 for...