Why are you in real estate? What was the source of your motivation?

For me, I grew up with it. My dad was a professional and my mom bought and managed the apartment buildings. I spent my summers painting and clean...

Is the game of getting good deals in Real Estate just a "good old boys club" as they say? Is it hard for the avg joe to get the good deals? Any comments on this topic would be great.

Hi all, looking forward to getting back into the RE game and found this site through Brandon Turner's site and it feels like home already!!! So, a bit about me, I bought my first home, a fixer-upper, in '97, followed ...

(Apologies for the long-winded post!)My second remote rental rehab is in the books! Here's my journey and lessons learned along the way! Photos/Quote Details provided! Shout out to @David Greene because if it wasn't f...

Hi everybody. It seems like a huge number of BiggerPockets users are looking to quit their jobs and transition into full-time investing. A major roadblock to this, however, seems to be health insurance. Those of you w...

Hello everyone!  My name is Shelby Osborne and I'm a realtor with Keller Williams in Fayetteville, NC.  My partners and I own a business called Five Pillars Real Estate, LLC, where we utilize the BRRRR strategy on res...

I've owned a quadplex for almost 2 years, land-lorded by a property manager since Day 1. I've had one of the units vacant the entire length of my ownership - the initial vacancy was filled, then a troublesome tenant m...

HelloI am a new investor from Chicago. Recently I have purchased my first fix n flip property. I have put the title in my wife's name when the property was purchased. Now I am trying to form a LLC as everyone says LLC...

This isn't a question.  This is just a rant.I own apt buildings in bad neighborhoods.  I am often victim to prospective tenants who no call no show.  I managed to schedule 6 back to back showings yesterday afternoon. ...

is anyone doing a Radon test in there rentals as part of your initial prep after purchase? I have been, and im 3 for 3 putting mitigation systems in, fortunately i can do them in about a day and $200 in materials, but...