My name is Marco Rimassa, and I was introduced to BP by a colleague who invests in real estate.  My wife and I started our real estate journey by accident, moving from Houston proper out to Katy, and renting out our p...

First time landlord to be. I'm looking to forecast and budget for 1) capital expenses relating to big ticket items (roof, hvac, appliances, unforeseen etc.) and 2) ongoing repair and maintenance costs. I've searched t...

With my goals in line for the year, I now have no reason why I should not achieve my goals and more, the only thing stopping me is me. Last year I found my self more depressed than I have ever been, and in a scary pla...

I'm writing this post as a follow-up to a post I made over on the investor psychology forum about the downside, isolation and anxiety resulting from achieving wealth - and I was really grateful to see an outpouring of...

I’ve been researching and thinking about investing in real estate for sometime now (with little money of my own), but those plans have been catapulted by a recent inheritance. My brothers have also inherited a lump su...

I always hear wealthy investors online talking about how they borrow against their assets to generate tax free wealth. So far I’ve always just reinvested my real estate earnings back into my LLC.  If I do a cash out r...

After doing some research I have decided to sign up for Investor Carrot and get a leads website set up. I plan to commit the time to configure it properly initially, and to continue to work on it as a critical part of...

I use cozy.co to manage my portfolio of ~60 residential and commercial properties. With a few minor complaints I have enjoyed using cozy.co. It appears that the transition from cozy.co to apartments.com is upon us and...

I'm pretty new to bigger pockets but I love the community! I was just wondering if anyone knew if you could 1031 exchange an existing rental house into a construction project rather than an existing property. Thanks!