Hi All, My goal is to purchase a multi family rental in 2018 and house hack it. I'm curious to know how much you all budgeted for reserves when you purchased your first deal? Would you take your 401k into consideratio...

My wife is super pessimistic with things and worst case is the first thing to her mind about most things.  I wan't to do a BRRRR but she has a hard time wrapping her head around the idea. Not sure how to get her on bo...

As I build up my SFR portfolio I am starting to ask myself: “Is the idea of SFR cashflow simply a spreadsheet myth?”The common “goal” for SFR investing is $200+/month in cashflow, i.e. cash leftover after PITI and all...

In the thread about the TV show Property Wars, it was brought up about things found in and on foreclosed property.

1. In a recent one there was the last occupant's ashes. I called the relative to come get the ashes...

A recent BP blog article by Scott Trench had the phrase “. . . guys like us here on BiggerPockets . . . “ I commented about the gendered language, because if people don’t realize they’re doing it, it can never change....

Buying a house is straightforward; managing it can be a whole different challenge. The same principle applies to real estate syndications. Over the past few years, many groups have raised funds and acquired properties...

I’m new to BP and am venturing into buy and hold REI with a skeptical spouse. He supports me using my inheritance funds for investing, but chooses not to participate himself because he lacks confidence in and understa...

I guess we'll see how that tactic works in November:

Speaking on health care Monday, Senator Diane Feinstein said, "I've gotten 90,000 emails and faxes on the health care bill and over 85,000 of them are against it. ...

Has anyone done Cody Sperber's mentoring? Was it worth the cost?

Should a wholesaler be considered shady if they are buying cheap off of mls and then doing a mark up to sell to another investor? What is reputable course of action for a wholesaler to earn and maintain trust of inves...