Hello everyone! New to BiggerPockets. New to investing! Live in Massachusetts, 30 minutes south of Boston. Have 30k saved up. What should I do? Single famIly flip? Single family Rent? Multi-family 2-4 owner occupy? An...

This may not be a "genuine" Real Estate success story. Regardless, it is a success story to me. Today we will be receiving the keys to our first home, as a family.My Wife and I are W-2's at Wal-mart. As you probably k...

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Just found/joined BP a few weeks ago and have been reading up and learning a lot! My husband and I are looking to buy our first home soon and are planning on buying a duplex and occupying one of the uni...

I have been growing my knowledge of many interesting areas of real estate investing. I want to find my niche that will peak my interest and allow a long term involvement in the investment industry.Yesterday afternoon...

I'm struggling to determine what to do with the cash I have. I have $30k cash saved up to use for REI, and access to a loan which qualifies me for 10% down on MFH and 3% down on SFHs at a low interest rate. I think it...

Hey everyone,If you're able to purchase properties well below the appraised tax level, I highly recommend appealing to the county to have your property taxes lowered.  It doesn't require much effort although it's a sl...

Hey everyone! After 2 years surfing BP i finally pulled the trigger and closed on my first multifamily property in upstate NY in a college town. I would like to thank BP and everyone for all tips and tricks. I have bo...

Do people usually hire an attorney to help with a 1031 exchange or is working with a QI enough?  What are your guys' experiences in this?

I just purchase a 4 unit apartment building with no rent control. Here's the problem I'm having the rental market is really strong here in California. Rents for a 1bedroom is going for $1500. I have a tenant who's ...

I always see posts and hear people talk about how most agents fail in their first year but rarely explain why. Other than being under capitalized, why do 87% of new real estate agents fail?