Hello, my name is Ethan. I'm 22 years old. I want to save up and buy my first property but idk what the best way to save that money is. Should I use a traditional bank account? Should I invest my money in bonds/stocks...

I realize this question is incredibly vague and depends on a whole plethora of factors…In general, what benchmark or criteria did you use to feel financially “comfortable” investing in real estate? I graduated last Ma...

I've got some bitcoins that I would like to use to purchase real estate. Are there any institutions that will accept bitcoin as downpayment for a loan? 

Hi everybody!!! I stumbled across Bigger Pockets a few months ago from a personal finance podcast I was listening to that mentioned the Bigger Pockets podcast which I then gave a listen to, which lead me here. I have ...

Do you think the current market will have a lasting effect on the way the general public views purchasing a home?

It seems that after losing a home to foreclosure or having to negotiate a short sale would leave peopl...

Hey BP folks! Curious about potentially investing some of our tenant security deposits in CD's. Was thinking of taking about half of the deposits we currently have and doing some short term (12-24 month) CD's as a rev...

What are some efficient and convenient ways to collect cash rent?
I have renter that was supposed to send me rent through cash app when we started the lease, however he was trying to say he couldn't get the app to wo...

In the latest podcast (podcast #245 https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/biggerpoc...) @Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner interviewed the bestselling author Ryan Holiday where they talked a lot about ego (great po...

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It seems that some people are having trouble making a distinction between our PRO and PRO Basic accounts, and I believe that if we make a more clear distinction between the names, we can clarify a...

I have a real estate photography business, and I  save for taxes , and I was thinking about my small amount of savings  and possibly putting it to work  in the investment arena. I know it's a very small amount, but I ...