Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...

For all of the newbies out there, I was wondering what excuses you have for not investing. I think it might be helpful to share with everyone here!

For the veterans, I'd love to hear some of the excuses you used b...

I live in Southern California, and will be for the foreseeable future. From listening to a few podcasts and reading posts here, it seems like California is not the best place to start for newbies with not a lot of cap...

I’ve read weddings can make 5-25k per wedding much more than any short term rental or traditional rental property. I’m simply renting out the property. Vendors such as florist, cake, tables, wedding planner is separat...

Investor Jim Rogers said "I would not be buying U.S. Real Estate" in a podcast two days ago. He then adds "The Chinese rush to buy U.S. Real Estate is probably a sign of a top in that market." Jim Rogers is a respecte...

I have been procrastinating on writing my business plan. I have a "good" excuse. I wanted to make up my mind once and for all what kind of entity I wanted to go with before I committed any thing to writing.  After all...

I'm somewhat new to Real Estate investing, so I analyze lots of deals as a way to learn. I want my analyses to be as accurate as I can get them.I've been concerned about the accuracy of my estimate for Property Manage...

50% of the new investors I talk to live somewhere that's not affordable as a rental market.

They want to invest but feel handcuffed by the high prices and competition around them.
I say "dude, you need to pick a n...