Hey Guys, what are your thoughts on Mixed properties. For example a duplex with a commercial front store? I am new to real estate, if the numbers make sense should I consider buying one as my first rental property or ...

Have any of you contacted your real estate agent to conduct a comparative market analysis on local rental property stats. That can show you current available properties on the MLS have been vacant. I read that it wil...

Hello all,I currently work an 8-5 job that is very analytical and numbers-oriented.With a solid background in finance, I would like to leverage my skills in analyzing deals and get started in the real estate investing...

It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I will break it up into Beginner and Advanced.I will talk about well known and not so well known strategies.Beginner st...

Hey BiggerPockets fam! I plan on buying my first property by January 1 at the very latest. I just kind of wanted to tell everyone my plan with my partner and see what you all think. Constructive criticism welcome! I p...

I'm heading to Tulum area at the end of April. I was given some information by an agent from the company called Agency. Anyone heard of them?They have developments in Bacalar, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Puert...

I have a STR that we use which is waterfront and has high peak seasonal cost in the summer.  We had someone reach out looking to see if we would be interested in a 6 month rental from an insurance company that they wo...

I'm reading that part of the proposed tax reform is to eliminate 1031's.  http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/06/13/103...Anyone know more about this?  How likely do we think this is?

Hi,What are the general guidelines about competing offers in real estate?Let's say I'm a buyer, trying to purchase a property. I make an offer based on the minimum I think I can get it for. Then, someone else makes a ...

I will try to ask this question as one of the problems in Brandon Turner's book:Fernando is a newbie real estate investor that hangs out on BiggerPockets.com. He's the type of guy who likes to learn a lot and takes ac...