What is your definition of Commercial Real Estate? I know many on BP consider Multi Family to be commercial R.E. Others believe that it's any real estate used for "business" purposes, still others consider any propert...

I have been considering rolling my employer-sponsored 401K into a checkbook/self directed IRA for the purpose of providing hard money loans because I am DISGUSTED by the low ROR I get now.  What advice do veteran lend...

I recently came across a small duplex that is FSBO in a ghetto. I've heard about the strong cash flow properties in low income areas can produce but I'm also aware of the downfalls of investing in not so favorable are...

Hi everyone,

I'm Harish and I'm based out of Seattle and I'm new to real estate investing and am particularly interested in exploring turnkey properties preferably multifamily, especially out-of-state opportuniti...

Been wanting to write this for a while, but got distracted with my buy and hold houses. I've learned so much from Bigger pockets that I wanted to share my Rookie mistakes and hopefully help others.Overview- Bought thi...

I have had my first rental ad out for almost a month. Wanted to get the rental filled by 5/1, but if I need to wait for better candidates I will. Much rather wait for better renters than jump the gun into a nightmare ...

I have never listened to a pod cast before.. but I thought I would try one on BP and listened to one last week about a nice young man who is buying out of state and was all excited about it.The really important factor...

I usually carry a Leatherman Juice in my bag and up until recently a Victorinox One-Handed Forester in my jean pocket. Well, I was stupid enough to take the knife to the airport and had to ditch it, so I got a Victori...

I have a property under contract in a hot area of Atlanta. I was comfortable with the $125k asking price given the impression that it was move-in ready (my plan being rent it out and ride the wave of potential appreci...

Do you use one LLC for all of your investment properties or one for each property? If not an LLC, which entity do you use and why? Doesn't the added cost of maintaining an LLC substantially eat into profit, especially...