Real estate is all about timing. Between 2009 and 2014, it was quite easy to flip here in Seattle. In those years, you could find REOs and short sales to buy or buy at the auction. Construction labor and contractors w...

There are a lot of complaints about bad wholesalers who do things wrong. We all know how frustrating it is to deal with inept, crooked and ill motivated people in any type of the business. I want to start this thread ...

Hi all,I have watched countless videos on real estate investing. Some investors are all about buying “doors” to rent. Then there are the flippers and developers. Please help me understand why, besides getting monthly ...

The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...

Hello all, I have two rental properties in Wichita, KS; both are single family homes that should cash flow around $250 per month but the repairs and fixes that I have had to do over the past six months (and especially...

Hi BP Family! Where would you recommend living in USA to start house hacking and building a rental property business? The intent is to relocate from a high cost of living area like the Bay Area in California (although...

I currently have 3 SFH rentals solely owned (1 in San Francisco Bay Area and 2 in Indianapolis metro area) and 1 apartment building in the Bay Area with co-investors). I have a lot of equity in the Bay Area house and ...

I will start off by disclaiming that I cannot take credit for the idea behind this post.  I recently read and responded to a post initiated by @Adam Zach surveying all members wanting to see who in the real estate inv...

Excuse what is going to be a long rant - for the sake of my sanity I need to get this off my chest. I have another username on Biggerpockets (no, Adam Smith is not my real) which is my real name - but for this post I ...