We hear so much about how we should Diversify our money and portfolios. Yet most of us here on BP beat to a different drum. We don’t depend solely on a work 401k or pension plan to be our saving grace when we are 65. ...

Has anyone ever looked at self-insuring wholly owned rental properties rather than paying an insurance company?

I've been toying with this idea for a while. Obviously it only makes sense after reaching enough...

Double closings using the Dovetail Method. Can anyone explain why this is good or bad. How does it work? Thanx, Herbster

So I like to ready different real estate article on a daily bases from forbes, yahoo, msn, realtor.com etc... Today I came across the most ridiculous article! It simply states that Fannie and Freddie see short sale fl...

My wife and I are new to this whole REI thing and are learning as we go.  We have started to look into wholesaling and have seen many success stories and advice on how to complete the process from start to finish.  Th...

What's up everyone,I'm a recent home buyer/investor located in Jersey City, NJ. A few months ago, I closed on a condo in the Heights neighborhood (after going through a brutal sellers market), and am currently in the ...

slumlord is a pretty harsh term, however, let's say-Its a rough neighborhood (some spray paint and busted windows on various bldgs)-A bunch of 2-4plexes on the block-the living conditions of current tenants is bad (pa...

Hi guys,

I was just speaking to my brother via skype a few minutes ago.
He's in Australia.

I tell him Im planning on doing a road trip to Cleveland to check out some properties.

I explain to him that there are pro...

ok, So I do hard money loans for a living & project development

& I got to thinking well daym why don't I do it my self & with my own company

I live right in Philly right now & we are going to be ha...

Hello,I am new to Bigger Pockets. I am trying to help my mother who is in a difficult real estate situation (I apologize for this lengthy email in advance but it is a complex situation). She lives in Hawaii but purcha...