Hello Everyone, I am somewhat new to the bigger pockets realm and to real estate in general. I have purchased a few books on how to invest in multi family units (however this is for the future...) and some other books...

To help absorb the carrying costs of financing flip properties, I agreed to remodel an unfinished basement in exchange for a lower-than-market rent for myself. Now that its complete, I see how badly the area under the...

Hello all,I've been investing in and around Boston Massachusetts since 2008. My strategy has been to buy and hold for passive income and I have successfully been growing my portfolio of rental properties throughout th...

Hey BP family, just wanted to tell you my story about my first RE deal. I spent nearly 2 years learning, reading, analyzing before I finally pulled the trigger last October on a Bank owned duplex. It sits directly acr...

I recently heard about VantageScoring and did some research. Thought I'd share what I found here with all of you.

What's Your VantageScore?

Since the 1970’s credit bureaus have used FICO scoring as the main model...

I still find this hard to believe. 95% of would be real estate investors never buy a single house. A few months ago, I ran into a lady who has been going to seminars and REIA for more than ten years. I asked her how m...

Hi, Im Wes! I bought my first home using the advice from the book "First Time Home Buyer" by Scott Trench & Mindy Jensen. I've lived in the house for about a year, added new floors and a paint job with help of fri...

Hey guys,

Ive been lurking around this forum for a while trying to glean some knowledge until now. I figure that I'm in a perfect position to either make a ton of money or lose it all, and it might as well be a an ex...

Hi BP! So I feel like I never find much info on this or not really what I’m looking for when I do come across info. Maybe someone with more experience can help. When you become a landlord really what is your number on...

Looking to purchase our first property, but unsure how to classify it. I am intrigued by the idea of only having to put 10% down for a "second home"  and having more cash in hand for some upgrades etc, but are the tax...