On a vacation to Whistler this past week I managed to read Rich Dad, Poor Dad (in between shredding the slopes) and thought that it was an interesting read. The concept of the rich buy assets versus buying liabilit...

Welcome to our new question of the week! As the newest market and economic data has rolled out the past few weeks, many investors are looking at decisions of how to move forward. Will there be deals in any market clim...

I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...

Hi All! I had to share. Against all conventional advice and wisdom, I've just quit my job. My fiance's job brings enough for us to cover are needed expenses and I have about a year's worth of savings built up on top o...

Name something you've learned from someone on BiggerPockets (podcast, forums, blog, whatever) and tag the person from whom you learned it. Name as many people as you want, but please limit your posts to one-person-per...

I recently started a house flipping business (although I'm not sure how good of a business it is since I have yet to flip my first house). After researching for I can't tell you how many years and after what seemed li...

I have a question for all the WOMEN in real estate out there on BP.DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AND ENJOY GOING TO REAL ESTATE MEETUPS? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE GOING TO MEETUPS? @Jonna Weber ...

Hello Everyone. I'm in the process of closing on a 4 unit building in CA in which I will live in one of the units. I will be raising rents about 8% since the current owner hasn't raised rents in a long time. Even if I...

Hey guys, I wanted to start a thread and ask why more investors are not virtually investing out of state? As a Canadian, I've been forced to invest out of country to seek returns that i cannot dream to find here in Ca...