Does anyone know much about the Decatur, IL market?  I'm interested in properties there, but not sure how sustainable that market is.  Who on here invests, lives, or works in this area?  How is it?  Thanks.

Good morning BiggerPockets! So today my question for you in how everyone feels about renting to the average college student.  Being a college student myself I hope to use a mix between the househack and BRRR strategy ...

We are trying to motivate our Generation Z children learn real estate investing earlier than we did, and help them buy their first home / investment property. We are novice investors ourselves and have some experienc...

Hi BP! My name is Scott and I am just starting out my real estate investing venture this year. I find it to be imperative for all investors to look back on their past and understand how their formal educations have he...

A college student called who wanted to see the place. I asked him if one of his parents was going to be the cosignor and he said no. I told him that I needed gross income to be at least 3X the monthly rent and he said...

I’m 20, and I just dropped out of college to pursue RE full time. It’s not that I was bad at school- I had a 3.1 GPA heading into my junior year, but I just decided that since I have clarity on what I want in life, th...

I am currently looking at the Pros & Cons in being a realtor in a small market vs. a Big market like Houston, Texas. Please comment if you are in a Big or small market and why? I love the idea of being a realtor i...

Hello BiggerPockets,My name is Jason and I am brand new here to BiggerPockets. A Bay Area native, I just graduated from UC Berkeley and am looking to buy my first investment property in the Sacramento area. I am looki...

Hello,I was wondering what y'all thought about paying all cash for low-end fixers, NOT fixing them up, and then offering to sell them on terms to local investors looking to fix and flip or fix and rent?  Trying to get...

Hello BP Community! My name is Kalvin and I am from the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. I have recently just started getting my feet wet in this industry. I am taking the time to research the industry using Bigger Pock...