After finally finding a property I was comfortable with for a first investment, I bid on a house that was listed for 98K. I bid 92K. There was another offer that went in the same day. The other offere was accepted....

So I recently purchased a studio condo unit. The unit is quite small (327 sq/ft) but it's in a pretty hopping part of town being close to U and 14th St.I didn't pay too much down, meaning the mortgage payments make it...

Hi BPers,(This is adapted from a post on my blog, Read My Flips (get it...like "read my lips"?), where I document the process, trials and tribulations, etc of my ventures in real estate. I would love more BP readers! ...

Hello, My name is Jess and I am a newer member of BiggerPockets.I am an airline pilot has decided to expand income streams recently. Over the past 2 months I've read some books and been evaluating properties in market...

Hello,I have chosen to invest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, and I am not surprised that the rental was broken into. Let me clarify, it is not my rental it is my fathers rental that was broken into. I learned about rea...

I'm coming up on my first property purchase, where I'll be the primary resident of a single family home. I'm getting my start in the Houston, TX market, and was wondering what advice or experiences some of you may hav...

I'm curious about wholesaling, and after listening to all of the podcasts about it, I still can't figure out why it would matter if a house has equity. We are just buying and selling the contract right? Plus, the buye...

Hello all - fairly new to the REI (and BP) community, but I've invested a lot of time listening to podcasts, reading books, starting to network locally etc. I'm looking for some creative options for financing a potent...

Hello everyone!  Recently, I stumbled across BP while googling "save cash for future down payment or pay down current mortgage?"  While searching for an answer to my conundrum above, I started to learn simple vocabula...

I am doing a rehab project on a triplex. I have a small budget of $10-15k. However, if I had the money I could easily find uses for $30k in improvements (Debating between aesthetic and functional improvements). For ex...