I am looking for ways to work my Earnest Money a little easier for me on the contract. I guess what I'm really asking is how do I know what amount is good enough for the contract or do we standardize!!

My name is Pete Murphy from Middleboro, Massachusetts. I served 5 years in the US Navy Seabees, currently I'm a heavy equipment operator and volunteer firefighter, with hopes of becoming full time and investing in rea...

I am a 22 year old graduating senior in college this upcoming May. I’m stuck between after graduating going to get my license to become an agent or to find a corporate job to help fund my future investment goals in Re...

I just purchased my first rental property last month and within 2 weeks I got an application for a section 8 tenant-their situation is unique and I accepted the application because I feel confident.  I would love to h...

I'm under contract to sell my 3-unit property in San Diego I've had since '04.  I'm looking to do a 1031 exchange.  I'm not impressed with the upleg properties my agent is showing me here.  The cash flow is nearly the...

BP'ers:
Newbie here.  Going to build a new STR.
Projected all in cost of $400,000.  Have a friend wanting to put in $100,000.  I paid $43k for the land and it appraised for $50k. I will finance the remaining $250k. ...

I'm a little slow at getting around to posting an introduction post.  I've already got a "how I got here" kind of post on my blog.  I'm an IT Systems Administrator at a point where I have to specialize to go any furth...

I am a first time landlord and would highly appreciate your suggestions.My condo's monthly asking rent is $2,100, which is located in a convenient and popular rental area (average rental rate is $1,000). However, I tr...

Hello everyone!I am hitting the point of life to get my first place, and I was originally going to get a condo or something suitable for a primary residence.  I'm 32. However, I recently shifted my thinking towards in...

Hey BiggerPockets! As a senior about to graduate in December, I've recently become very interested in real estate as a career. Coming up on graduation, I'm learning quickly that you must shape your own career path or ...