I'm sure all the "flippers" out there read the subject and said, "That's not true!". I would say it all depends. The reason I'm writing this is because as I was speaking with a "short sale expert", she informed me t...

Hello Bigger Pockets Real Estate Aficionados... Got a nice juicy one for you here... Hoping someone with better knowledge/experience than me will be able to help out and advise...

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Hello Everyone,

I am looking for some advice on how to proceed with my first home purchase.

My girlfriend and I are looking to purchase a duplex in Wisconsin. I graduated from college in May of 2012. I ...

I know this is an old topic, but I would like to revisit it as I'm now listing two rental homes that I own and manage myself. So this question is for landlords who also manage their own property(ies). Do you prefer to...

Hi all,

I'm purchasing my first property (Milwaukee) and asked my mortgage broker (Chemical Bank) about transferring the deed after the loan is secured. He said I can't do that. And that I'll need commercial lendin...

Is it just me or everyone playing it safe? Recently I’ve been catch a ton of flack on this forum for suggesting things like:1) Maximizing leverage while carrying hefty reserves.2) Buying for appreciation in western ma...

I'm at a point I'm sure many other new investors in BP are at where significant time self educating has been spent, but are struggling with the lack of experience or network to make some of the strategies and guidelin...

Should I retire and start my investment, or should I get out and start investing early? I'm 24 years old, married, and I've been in for 3 years and currently an E-4 in the Navy. Just like every other service member ou...

Hey hey hey BiggerPocketeers.I'm doing a bit of research for an article for the BiggerPockets Blog.How do you collect rent? Checks, Venmo, other software (please name names) or something else entirely?Please let me kn...

Hi all-I have a rental in New Jersey which I've rented out steady for 3 years now to the same family.  We actually hadn't intended to rent it out, but we had to move quickly and it was faster than selling it.  We have...