Hello! I am very new to the world of REI but am excited to have found this site. It appears to be a great community and a tremendous source of information.I am 34, a homeowner, husband, father and IT professional, amo...

Hello everyone, 
I am new to the BiggerPockets community. It might be early in the game, but I already feel like discovering BiggerPockets is one of the best things that has ever happened in my life. I couldn't think...

I come to think a lot of why people want to invest, particularly in RE.

I have "worked actively" since I was very young with selling candy on the bus to working at a carwash when I was legally able to, to bui...

I just closed on my first rental this past Wednesday. The rental is an out of state property located in Kansas City, MO.

I have property management and they have a prospective tenant. The problem is that the ...

Hey everyone, new to the community. I'm young, but got a bit of a late start to the credit game. I just got my first credit card almost a year ago and my first auto loan about 5 months ago. I've been doing well at pay...

I am a recent college graduate student-athlete considering REI as a lifestyle! I am curious about becoming a broker since I will learn the game thoroughly that way. Any advice? I am on the border between going into IT...

Just wanted to know what keeps you going and what MOTIVATES you. Some do a deal or two or more a month. Some don't do any deals, but continue to try and stay in the game. My question is specific. What keeps you...

Ok, hypothetical question. Let's assume money wasn't an issue, maybe you won a lawsuit, or discovered gold in your backyard that ancient Egyptians dumped there 2,000 years ago so the vikings that were chasing them wou...

As many of you know, I'm not very good with this techie stuff. I posted a thread a LONG time ago about specific custom spec homes I was building in SO. Utah. I posted the results of all the previous ones but not the m...

I wanted to know your take on what would be the best way to go. We are looking to flip our first house whenever we save up the funds. We will also be attending our first REI meeting next week to hopefully talk to pr...