Hi, I'm Matt. Mid 30's and currently work in the financial sector.Been interested in real estate investing for a good while, finally in a position where I can do something about it, so I'm reading as much as I can at ...

I have been investing in SFR for a few years now and I have always had my sights set on acquiring an apartment building. I closed on my first 8 unit apartment building a few months ago, although there is still a lot o...

In 2018 I wrote an article about how I used VA loans to build my portfolio.  I maximized the VA loan entitlement and unfortunately the program limited how much I buy.  Now however, it's a completely different.
My 201...

Hello Better Pockets members,I am fairly new to the Bigger Pockets community. My name is Nick and I am a long-time resident of the East Bay area (currently near Lake Merritt in Oakland). The Bigger Pockets articles an...

Until now all the properties that I have owned have been buy, hold, and rent, and were either acquired during the economic collapse of 2007-09 as short sales, or through off market referral deals. For the first time I...

Hello BP Community,New member here finally taking the plunge and contributing to the great forum content. I've been following the podcasts and blogs for quite awhile now and am looking forward to my first deal in 2017...

I am a stay at home mom in Peoria, AZ who recently came into an inheritance and believe real estate investing is a good way to make my money grow.  I would love to do fix and flips, however, I'm not Nicole Curtis and ...

Question,I am a new investor, looking to lock in my first duplex in the matter of weeks. Super happy to finally get things rolling.  When should you start putting your investment home under a LLC verse your name perso...

Give us your best (worst) landlord experiencing stories. Don't be shy. Even if you messed up in how you handled it (we all do). Winner is the one who posts the most entertaining story, as determined by number of votes!