Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property.  A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago.  I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...

I am located in Oregon, first time landlord. Our open house is tomorrow and someone has already mentioned they have Section 8 vouchers. My understanding is that it is an opt-in program? But that conflicts with the fac...

Hi,I came into contact with an Atlanta rehab/investor named Andy on BP in Feb or Mar of this year (2014). He had a house for sale in Altanta that needed some major rehab work (about $15k). The house was not in a great...

After looking at the opportunities available in RE investing and analyzing the risks and rewards I decided that there are better options available to build wealth.  It pains me to say this since I have been an apprais...

After many of the Ashcroft capital syndications paused distributions, I get this surprise email this morning saying all LP investors need to pay additional 19.7% of invested capital call  anyone have experience with c...

I built a rental portfolio of 127 units and soon to double in the next year.  I've experienced a little bit of everything: wholesaling, flips, single family rentals, multi family rentals, office, commercial, developme...

Together my husband and I have almost $200k in student loans with a significant portion of them being at 6% interest. 53k of that is at 6.8% and 7.2%. We currently live and work in Oregon and are interested in getting...

After my most recent post on Realtor.com projecting Stockton to be the #4 metro market in the nation in 2018, I've received the same question over and over and over again:"But WHY Stockton? What's so great about it? A...

The following are my thoughts on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and any thoughts of upcoming bailouts. As an advocate for responsible financial practices, I believe that the government should not bail out banks t...

Overcoming the mindset of paying down mortgages is a dilemma for me.  Considering the low interest rates I am going to refinance a couple of my SFH rentals and my primary residence.  It makes financial sense to me to ...