Assuming you have a corporate job with employer matching 401k, would you save money for down payment for real estate investment or would you invest in 401k?I understand this question can be answered differently depend...

I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...

Simple poll-
Which of the following in your mind is the most threatening to our National security? In alphabetical order.

1. national debt
2. rogue nations
3. terrorism
4. unsecured borders

These are al...

Hello All,I am new to the Bigger Pockets forums but have been listening to the podcasts for several months now. Although I certainly get a TON of value from the platform already, I found that more sophisticated, nuanc...

Hi all,
It seems to me that everyone I've talked to is waiting for the bubble to burst. Investors, people who are trying to buy their first home or people who want to trade up but can't right now.
If the market drop ...

My recent BPO from WaMu was a drive-by, they didn't check the inside of the home.

I've been told that the next one will also be a drive-by...they don't reveal when it will be done, and there's no appointment set beca...

Heres the situation:

The house is owned free and clear

Seller is motivated but not desperate. It was listed on MLS and didn't sell.

ARV: $150k

Rehab est: 20k

My cash offer: 80k

I...

Hello BP Meembers,

I am currently in the process of setting up my LLC and my CPA told me to set it up under a different state LLC because it's much cheaper. I live in Chicago and he said that it costs around $500 to...

I just emailed a remodeling company asking if they act as GCs on house rehab projects.  They come highly recommended and are a Five Star Rated (by Home Services Review) company.  My email said, "I'm a RE investor in t...

I have an opportunity to purchase a 50 unit apartment, along with 7 other SFR properties (14 doors total for those) from a retired old-school RE investor. He keeps telling me that he used to buy his properties using t...