I am contemplating purchasing a vacation rental property in Venice Italy.  Initial research appears that this could be a good decision, however, I am leery given the foreign laws and convulsion of Italian process.  Ha...

Hey BP Community,My name is David, and I'm completely new to Real Estate Investing.I recently left my Corporate Job in online advertising for other pursuits. My wife-to-be and I have gotten pre-approved, and we're in ...

Is formal education (particularly RE development graduate certificates) better than hands on/ real world experience? I have done a couple rental properties, flips and wholesale deals and would like to move towards com...

Hey all,This is my first forum post on BiggerPockets. First, I'd like to say this is an amazing community of very well informed people. Its really refreshing to find some success-driven people!I am writing today becau...

What are the minimum standards you set for tenants applying for your rental properties? Obviously following fare housing laws. For my area it is a lower income area. Not the best part of town.

Hey Guys -
I was curious if anyone here uses Reddit.com? I've been on there for many years but just never really got overly active -- kinda like the wild-west over there.

So . . . who are our Redditers?

I've been going through the Forum and Podcasts for about a month now, and I thought its about time to make a profile and introduce myself.  I've been really impressed by the content and I just finished two of J Scott'...

Where can I purchase a note and be trained during the process?Katy

Hello BiggerPockets,My name is Brian Chadwick. I live in Woodbridge Virginia with my beautiful Wife and Daughter. I'm currently an IT Professional with experience in retail management. I love family time, music, horro...

Hi, I've read a ton on this site about buy and holds and how you can't just rely on the numbers or the 2% rule and so on.At this point, I have analysis paralysis on this subject. Just what is a good deal? I've heard:-...