Hey everyone, I am wondering if it makes more sense to pay off existing debt first such as student loans credit card and car debt, or to save up instead to put a down payment on a rental property to bring in passive i...

Hi All,In the process of renting our property, we received many applications. One of them was an aggressive lady on section 8. She assured us she has excellent credit score. My dad who was helping with the process, se...

3 times in just the past week I’ve witnessed sellers discriminate against buyers because of either race or sex. Humans simply can’t be trusted not to discriminate if given the chance. We’ve put laws in place to make d...

Are there any places that sell single family houses for 50k that’s not in a war zone? I’m looking for houses that I can buy that would cash flow in descent areas. I’m not looking for appreciation, so no need for that ...

Hello all! i will be as descriptive and to the point as possible. I am new to real estate, started educating myself since November of last year, I have possible routes i can take to start my real estate journey but i ...

The goal of this discussion is not to push any negativity among private lending operations that have started over the past few years. In fact, "mine is one of them". What we want to do is identify and explain how quic...

I live in SoCal and am a new investor.  New as in I haven't invested in anything yet, but I am actively looking.  As we all know living in SoCal presents some limited options for investing locally so, much like others...

Has anyone used the hard money lending company, 'Do Hard Money' before?  Is it standard for HMLs to ask for a one-time deposit of $3000 that includes: 1) evaluators going out to property to determine whether it's a go...

Hey Members,Hopefully everyone is having a great weekend.  I'm looking for some feedback from investors, agents or other real estate professional in the Chicagoland area.  My wife and I met with a real estate agent  i...

Hey Everybody,It feels good to finally say that I completed my first real estate transaction! I joined biggerpockets early last year and started learning as much as I possibly could.. maybe even for a little too long....