Hi everyone!  I'm new to real estate investing and really glad I stumble upon Bigger Pockets.My goal is invest in rentals that cash flow and provide passive income.   My local market (San Francisco / Bay Area) is way ...

I have $14,600 available to either pay off a 9% interest rate personal loan or put as a DPymt on our 1st property. Currently our Debt to Income ratio is just over the limit to qualify for an FHA loan. We dont have acc...

Looking for some guidance. I have about $100k in a self-directed securities IRA. I've picked up on bits of information that indicate I might be able to convert those monies, through a 1031, into funds to be used to in...

It looks like there used to be real estate meet up in Des Moines, IA at Caribou coffee, is this still going on? If not is anyone interested in starting a new one? I am brand new on here, just looking to get into real ...

Hi Everyone! Would love to hear about others experiences with Facebook Marketing. I am marketing to look for motivated sellers for my own flips and rentals not wholesaling as the main focus. So far I am running ads, b...

I am looking to get started in real estate investing in the North Shore area.  I have a good idea of what the market looks like, the only thing that is holding me back is financing.  I don't have enough savings to get...

Hello all! I'm a new investor from the Charleston, SC area. I somewhat stumbled into being a landlord by deciding to rent out my previous house as opposed to selling it. Worked out well so far and I'll hopefully conti...

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I'm dealing with my first maintenance call on my first rental and I have two questions:

1). When sending a service person out to your rental (plumber, electrician, etc), I know I have an ethical (a...

Complete noob here, so please be gentle. :-)I am in the process of setting up a 501 (c) 3 (paperwork has been filed...just waiting for IRS to do its thing) that will operate sober living homes for those in recovery wh...

Does anyone know what the current real estate market is in South Africa? I have family over there and was looking to invest. Where could I look to find out this information?