I graduate from college on May 2nd this year with a degree in finance from Michigan Tech. 3 weeks later I started my first job as a program manager for an engineering company in the maritime industry. 3 weeks after th...

I've read a lot of the forum posts, blogs, and am on podcast 131 (working my way through them), and paying off properties early vs. paying them off over the life of the loan seems to be a fairly divisive topic.  Befor...

After a year of vague forum posts, let's get personal.My wife and I have 100K. No debt. We rent a townhouse, at $1,700 a month in Orange County, California. Currently we make a combined $160k.Our end goal is to have r...

Hello BiggerPockets community, we have been accepting payments from tenants using Zelle, Venmo and Paypal. Zelle and Venmo requires  tenants to have an American bank account. We can receive the payment INSTANTLY and F...

Hey BP, a friend recently mentioned that there are some buyers' agents that offer commission rebates of 1% or so. And since the commission is already factored into sale price (as the seller pays the commissions) thoug...

So after countless hours of scanning multiple markets, I’m wondering if prices are too inflated in the hot markets for a great return. 
Before I get into the markets I’m considering: my question is: in which of these...

I want to get approved for a DSCR loan. I have walked through a few properties that I know would cash flow.  Where can I find a lender? I talked with a manager at my local KeyBank and she told me "There is no such thi...

I'm wrestling with cashing out my 401k and I'm wondering if this is something I should do with mine and my wife's 401k. The purpose would be to push it into real estate. Total we have about 70k in our collective 401k....

What are the war zones in Memphis, TN zips or cities you wouldn't invest, buy or walk at night.

Who is buying these multi family properties with 5/6/7 % returns?? Are people buying for appreciation? What happened to 10% and over.