If you're a newbie investor, you're caught up in a classic "chicken or egg" dilemma: to get funding for your deals, you need to have real estate experience but how can you get real estate experience without access to ...

Afternoon BP!Bottom line up front: I reached out to a local bank, sent an email inquiring about loan services for REI. Loan officer responded saying that they didn't feel it would be a good fit, and that this is not h...

Hey all, 
I was bored and wanted to ask everyone here what their biggest mistake was in real estate to this day. Something that you will never forget as your biggest screw up.
I haven’t had enough experience to have...

Hi All - 
I plan to write a blog series for the bigger pockets community, and I’m looking for topics that are important to you.  Could you answer these 3 questions to help me?  Thanks for taking the time to leave a r...

The Long Beach Police have not been able to help with this situation, so I figured I would reach out to see if the BP community could offer some advice for a huge pain I have been dealing with for over 3 years.Here is...

Hi all, I'm looking at entering the Short Term Rental Market in Kissimmee / Davenport. I'm just looking for any advice/recommendations/sanity check.Is it a terrible idea to be looking at buying down there right now?I ...

I currently live in the Bay Area and am looking to invest in a "buy and hold" rental property.  Since home values have skyrocketed and properties don't cash flow in the Bay Area, I have looked to surrounding areas in ...

Does ceiling fans/ light combo increase the rent rate or not?I just purchased a house that had nice lighting in the bedrooms, but was not ceiling fans. I know ceiling fans are just something extra for tennis to break,...

I think fear is what keeps many people from starting. I'm in the process of creating a guide to help people better overcome their fears. Below are what I think are the most common fears.

Don’t know where to start...

I'm thrilled to share that I closed on my first real estate syndication deal today! I wanted to share this with the community to hopefully encourage others out there that larger-scale investing is possible without exp...