I thought I would post the link to my most recent blog article here. It includes a VERY brief (and entirely incomplete) description of what it takes to be successful in real estate. It also links to a case study deta...

I am brand stinkin new to real estate investing (technically haven't even started).I have listened to bigger pockets for a while now and am tired of being a wannabe. I have some cash available for a down payment and w...

Self storage popping up everywhere, what is the BP community thoughts on self storage in small towns? The town with less then 2000 people. Currently 62% occupied.

Just finished listening to podcast #278 in which Charles Roberts was interviewed.  He said he was a "boring" investor.  I really connected with his style of buying and paying off real estate.  (As opposed to flips or ...

Hi everyone,
First post here.
To what extent does real estate investing make sense if you have a highly successful career, and do not intend - or want - to make real estate a full-time career (as I've noticed many /...

A lot of you have seen my responses for different land investing programs & have reached out with questions. I decided to make this post to discuss what I have seen & what my thoughts are. If you reached out...

What do you all think the definition of a contingency fund is? I am the money partner on a major rehab project - my first. My business partner is an architect and is fairly knowledgeable about the market, which is...

Write your postLike to hear what some of you BP members would do if you were in my shoes. Im almost 53 with basiclly mortgage debt, no car, credit card or school debt. Im retired with my pension and rental income I gr...

I have had a vacation rental in Dauphin Island Alabama for a few years now.  We love to load up our large dogs and take them there with us on vacation (not easy renting a place that will accept 90+ LBS dogs).   The ho...

I had a good first quarter as far as appraisals are concerned. I am wrapping up my last appraisal for a while, a 180,000 square foot warehouse. Unfortunately the market for that type of property is pretty thin; howe...