Hi everyone!Let me start by saying I'm not a professional. :)I've loved and been attracted to houses and homes my entire life. The placement and flow, essence and history, the comfort with functionality and purpose of...

Greeting BP members, especially newbies who are looking for creative ways to connect with other experienced real estate investors, mentors, coaches, etc.Think you're living in an area where it's hard to network with o...

Hello everyone!My wife, myself and a friend of ours has been researching the real estate world for over a year now and we have been to the 3 day Than Merrill (Fortune Builders) and the Rich Dad 3 day schooling. Which ...

Thirteen years ago today, @Joshua Dorkin created BiggerPockets. Sick of not finding the information he needed to properly invest in real estate, he was tired of making mistakes. Google wasn't much help, bringing back ...

I started buying rental property five years ago to create a passive income stream. At the time, my realtor and friend who helped me buy the fourplex said “watch out, Real Estate is like crack.” For me truer words ha...

Hello everyone, i have recently been looking online to practice putting the numbers together to see if the property will cash flow or not. It seems like most homes that have more than one unit in the area that I am lo...

My husband and I have funds to invest and we would really love to get into real estate investing for passive income. Our goal is to retire my husband in five years. He has a 4-hour commute every day (that is if there ...

Hi BP Community,
I’m looking to refine my real estate investment strategy and want to make sure I’m on the right track.
Here are a few areas I’m focusing on:
Property Selection: How do you choose the right type of ...

Is The Sleepy Old Pueblo Finally Waking Up?Is Phoenix’s little sister finally ready to come out of the shadows and into the national spot light as an emerging and thriving city? Based on the building and development h...

I've been thinking of buying rental property for a long time but am just now getting into it more seriously. I've read that 8% is a realistic and fairly conservative cap rate, so it would seem that someone could retir...