I have a wealthy friend who owns numerous businesses. He is a hardcore believer in stock piling gold. Anyone here mess with it? 

Hey BP Family - This morning BiggerPockets was attacked by what appears to be some kind of network of spammers, including folks from Korea, Hong Kong, Southern California and elsewhere. This may have been a simple spa...

A potential guest contacted me via inquiry through VRBO and is interested in a week long stay at our home and it's a nice rental ($3,500).   He is a new traveller with no reviews.  He gave his full name and email plus...

What’s the protocol on using more than one agent for searching for str investment properties in the same area? Is this viewed poorly? I don’t have contracts with any agents yet.

We are about to close on a duplex that has separate electric but only one furnace, AC and hot water heater. Anyone have ideas on how to best split the utilities or bill back to the renters?
Currently there is only on...

Hi all, I'm Josh. I'm in my late 30's with a job in Aerospace and two young children (4 and 5). My job consumes a lot of my time and if I look up the ladder I can tell it's only going to get worse if I continue to adv...

Well. almost, I have a 4 family and a single, so that's 5, and I'm going to 9.

I've just bought another 4 family. A small step for many here, but a big step for me, I am a little anxious...I've got a small ...

“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” So goes the old saying, but that doesn’t stop people from trying: from pundits to analysts to salesmen, many make grand projections about the future...

My name is Nick. I started prowling through the Bigger Pockets forums and listening to the podcasts about three years ago trying to inhale as much information as I could. Amazing, amazing resources here! Unfortunately...

Inquiring for your thoughts! 
Background on the tenant: I have a tenant who was occupying the home when we bought it 2 months ago. The lease is up at the end of June. We had them “reapply” in terms of paperwork when ...