After years of reading books on real estate (most recently by David Greene and Brandon Turner), I'm finally getting started!  Unfortunately, I think I need to break some cardinal rules in order to get into the game. B...

Here's the thing: I'm thinking about buying a house that would make a great rental if we need to move out of the area (which is somewhat likely). I used the Rental calculator to see how the numbers would crunch. The h...

Hi everyone, what are your thoughts on incorporating comprehensive Energy Efficiency upgrades into residential real estate sales and also investment strategies? For example, upgrading all lightbulbs to LEDs, appliance...

So I picked up a 4 unit building in a lower income area earlier this year. I had some significant challenges when I took it over, (see https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/617743-shameless-self-pat-on-the-b...

What does it take to build a real estate business? What about a $350 MILLION real estate EMPIRE?Join us today as we speak with Grant Cardone -- motivational speaker, massively successful investor and best-selling auth...

This is going to be long, but certainly worth reading if you are considering any of these companies. Reading this may very well save you significant aggravation and money. I was hesitant to put in the time to document...

I am planning on trying some flips in Colorado. Anywhere from Wellington down to Denver...I am new to real estate investing and planning on long distance investing in Charleston SC as well but with the Brrrr strategy....

Hi everyone!I'm a real estate in Utah, and I'd love to get feedback on some of the popular lead generation methods that agents use to find new clients. These are some of the methods that I've been considering:-Cold-ca...

I just started reading 'Landlording in Autopilot' and just read about having great tenants take over cosmetic projects such as replacing carpet. In the book the author states this allows tenant to take ownership in th...

Happy Sunday!
I heard this question on the latest BP podcast (#435) today and thought what better place to ask it than on the forums:
If you were me, a 20 year old in college, what are five (or more/less) things you...