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I joined BiggerPockets to share my expertise in condominium management and property management. While my professional career has been in consumer credit underwriting and credit bure...

Hi all,This year, my fiancé and I bought and moved into a house, and started renting out the old house. The old house is in just my name (the new house is in both our names). Both our names are on the lease as the lan...

Hey BP Community,With a little under 20 hours left of classes for my real estate salesperson license, I'm beginning to consider options for a brokerage post-licensure.Ideally, I'd like to work with a broker that speci...

Not sure if this is the appropriate forum as I'm still getting the lay of the land, but I'd love to hear some feedback from people who consider themselves to be more introverted.  From an outsider, it seems the real e...

I currently have a Checkbook IRA that I invest in Mortgages.

Since I started the process I have had some issues with the company that set up the IRA. They are not the Custodian but only a representative. Once...

When I'm using it to figure my monthly payment and therefore the max I should pay for a property, am I to go by the monthly payment amount for a 15 year or a thirty year mortgage?

Or, more specifically WHO is a real estate investor?As the term is now used, a wide variety of activities, some having almost nothing to do with investing, many having only a passive association with real property are...

Hello BP Patrons,
This is my first post on BiggerPockets; which might lead one to think I lack the motivation to be a better businessman.  I swear to you that's not the case.  Although I might be the last person to a...

I am looking to start a vacation rental business and would like a few suggestions of growing markets ( Preferable beachfront) that have a growing job and employment market to help with appreciation on my assets . Coul...

Any recommendations?  Currently talking to a company called Equity Trust whose fee is a little above 1%, does anyone know of a self directed ROTH IRA that can do better?