So just to get an idea of where I am at with my home:This is for Moore, oklahoma.I am 31 years old.  I have a home newly constructed in 2006(1800 sqft).  30 year mortgage, at 5% fixed rate.  purchase price was around ...

Hi BP,First, I'd like to thank everyone involved in running this amazing site, that's been a huge source of knowledge as I embark on my Real Estate investing journey. It's been an interesting journey so far but I am e...

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My biggest problem (mostly everyones) is finding the capital to close deals. For example, you know how wholesalers use transactional funding to complete their double close. Can you use transactional ...

Doing FI (financial independence) math is simple when you're only invested in stocks/bonds. Knowing your savings rate, and expenses + using tools like Networthify/FIREcalc get you there pretty quickly. MMM talks about...

Hello! My name is Emily Simmons and I initially wanted to start flipping houses but I do not have enough funds to buy a house right now. I have some funds saved just not quite enough. So i've been reading up on wholes...

Hey everyone! I've been working on buying a duplex for a few months now (crazy I know) and I'm coming down the home stretch, but when I brought up my plans to my frugal fiancé she thinks I'm crazy.Here's the deal: usi...

On distressed REO properties, how many of you would recommend to get an inspection done? A friend of mine was telling me it was absolutely necessary because of the chance that there would be faulty wiring and such. I ...

There have been a couple long threads lately about inflation, hiperinflation, and deflation. there are also economists, econ grads, students etc posting on these subjects.
My questions are as follows:

1. If you ...

Hey guys!!!  I'm entering this world by way of a recent obsession with the Bigger Pockets podcast while doing data entry at work, and I'm excited to join this vibrant community from up in Alaska.  I'm a marine biologi...

I am at work, but my wife just called and said she put in several hours at one of our new properties cleaning the oven and stove. It just seems to me that the work NEVER ends and we get nickeled and dimed by the util...