Griffin McKisson
What to Do with Little to No Income or Credit?
I am currently 20 years old and I live in Central Oklahoma with no money or income to invest. I work at a sandwich shop and make $400/Month. I have no credit and all of my income is allocated towards my bills as I am ...
Brie Schmidt
HELOC payoff strategy
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
Scott Trench
Best Way to Invest a Large Lump Sum of Money ($100-$300K)?
Hi BiggerPockets - I am considering writing a lengthy discussion on how to invest a large lump sum of money effectively. This topic comes up for discussion a LOT here on BiggerPockets, as it seems there are many reaso...
Anton Ivanov
How I built a portfolio of 35 rentals and $10k+ monthly cash flow
Hey Everyone!BiggerPockets has been invaluable to my success as a real estate investor, so I just wanted to share what's possible with real estate if you set goals and follow through with your plan.A Little BackstoryI...
Joshua Dorkin
Diary of a New Construction Project
Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
Malia Irvine
No money down. What’s the best way to jump into investing?
I basically am starting out with zero dollars. I’ve been educating myself and was trying to tackle the aspect as a wholesaler but I’m just not sure it’s for me. I have excellent credit. My ultimate goal is to buy and ...
Scott Trench
Act Now or Wait? IF Under Contract - Close, or Back Out?
A lot of investors are reaching out to me right now, often those who are currently under contract on a first or second property. Luckily, almost all of the folks I've talked to are in strong financial positions overal...
Greg S.
A Newbie's Birddogging Journal
Hello, everyone! My name is Greg and I have been talking about real estate investing for the past 7 years. I spent tons of time reading articles and posts, setting goals for myself, and doing...well, I didn't really D...
KIran K.
Worst FIRST FLIP: LOST OVER 100k
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Sacramento.
Purchase price: $350,000
Cash invested: $50,000
Sale price: $415,000
It was the worst first flip because we hi...
Scott Trench
National Newspaper Wants BP Community's Input!
A reporter from a national newspaper that you've all definitely heard of reached out with some questions for me. She told me that she wanted to hear from some REAL investors, and I told her that I know just the place!...