I’ve been off work the past 5 weeks on paternity leave and it’s given me a chance to catch a little glimpse of what it would be like to retire early. To be clear, it has never been my goal to retire early. My goals ...

Hi All,Any of you actively investing in Baltimore? Would you recommend Baltimore for a long term Buy and Hold Real Estate? Any suggestions and tips to watch out for will be hugely useful to me.Thanks!

Hello, my name is Scott and I'm interested in breaking into real estate investment. I've been lurking on this site for awhile now and I'd first like to thank everyone that's contributed so much useful knowledge for ...

I am in the process of putting an offer in on a home built in 2006 that I plan to eventually rent out. Its a nicer property but has little to no yard. I have been very successful in obtaining renter's on job rotati...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum category for this question, but it seemed most appropriate.I'd like to start a college savings plan for my son and I'm curious if a 529 plan or a ROTH IRA is a better choice. I ...

My wife and I set out to buy and owner-occupy a multifamily property that would allow us to live in one unit and have the rents from the other units cover our mortgage and costs completely.  It took as a few years (th...

Hi there! I'm a stay at home mom of 3 (ages 6, 4 and 18 months) my husband works 40 hours --- and we are sooo eager to build passive income! Did any of you start out investing with small children as well? 6 months ago...

Hi-As a first time poster, I would first just like to give a huge thank you to the Biggerpockets community. I came across Biggerpockets a few months ago and as I begin to get into managing multi-family properties I ca...

Hey folks,I started a Whole Life Insurance policy almost three years ago for the purpose of investing in real estate. Lately, I have been thinking on cancelling my policy and put that money towards maximizing my 401k ...

I have a 2 adult/2 kid (6/9) family living at my 3bed/2bath rental for about 18months. Rent is always paid on time, and while the family is messier than I like, they are not dirty (more laundry and toys etc everywhere...