I have now been living in my FHA-purchased duplex for 6 months, and I wanted to share the story to encourage those who have been waiting on the sidelines stuck trying to figure out how to get started. If you read the ...

Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

I want to know what your barriers are. What's stopping you from buying an investment property? -Time-Money-Knowledge-Coach/Mentor-Fear

If you had a million dollars and it was the only million you had sitting in a money market account drawing less than 1% per year how would you invest it?

When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?

i see lots of questions about turnkeys, but very few real-life experiences. (i did find one). So, for those who did buy a turnkey, would you be willing to share your story? Specifically, what did you expect? and ...

if you are newbie and try to looking for advise /deals on BP forums.

there are people  nice to you ....

but there also many people(professionals) finishing newbies and just want to take out money of you ,they do...

A Little Backstory
Hi BiggerPockets! I wanted to make this post to give some inspiration to those newbies just starting out or even the more seasoned vets!  I set out on my real estate journey with my first investmen...

This is an open discussion about non-profits providing or facilitating special needs or specialty housing, yet doing so profitably for those who operate the housing services. This has basically arisen out of another t...