Marketing through local realtors has not worked for the past EIGHT years because all they do is list in the local MLS where people do not have the resources.  Out of town realtors not interested in listing because it'...

I live in Washington DC and have more or less my entire life, and have been working in commercial real estate in some capacity or other since roundabout 2004.  I worked in private equity doing primarily multifamily an...

Hi All, I'm new to the group in the greater Boston area. I am absolutely enthralled with the podcasts that were produced by Bigger Pockets, they are awesome! I've been a member for less than two weeks, but I'm already...

The Austin area market in May 2020 felt the full force of the previous month’s shelter-in-place order and accompanying shutdown of much of the local, state, and national economies. According to the Austin Board of REA...

Hi Austin BP community!  First time posting.  My partner and I are looking to invest in Austin (her hometown). Some of the parameters we are looking at   - Doesn't need to cashflow but goal would be to get as close to...

Hi everyone I’m a newbie to Real Estate investing and I just wanted to introduce myself to the BP team. I’ve currently been gaining so much knowledge in wholesaling but have yet to implement what I’ve learned. I’m fro...

I am interested in purchasing a property in PA. It is zoned as residential with special use designation (Used as an office). I called my lender and wanted to put 50% down and finance the other 50%. all was well until ...

Hello all!
     So this evening I decided to check out the BP marketplace to see if any new deals could be found.  What I came across is that roughly 60% of the listings are foreclosure.com listings, 39.99% were list...

Any tricks of the trade for getting money to cover your 20% down payments? Please don’t say get a  job or save money lol. Cash runs out quick with 20% down, just wondering if you can shed any light on something that...

Let’s say you live in one unit of a 3 family and the other 2 income will cover mortgage payment, Would a bank ever approve you for buying a property with no other income, provided that you make a down payment?