I am happy to share that I have purchased my first real estate investment!I had been researching and investing in REI programs for quite some time. I knew I had enough information to get started, but my fears were hol...

Hey everyone! i'm in need of your professional opinions. Any help would be great! We managed to find a deal in the middle of Everett, Wa about a 5 minute walk away from the stadium, and a 5 minute drive from the commu...

Good morning all, Few months ago a closed on 2 4plex and recently a duplex but I got these done with conventional loan and the other hard money.I was trying to buy under an Entity but the 3 guys I'm working with for l...

Hi Biggerpockets! First time poster, recent podcast subscriber here.I write this post as my wife and I have been trying to figure out the appropriate course of action to do with a property she bought back in 2013 as a...

I closed on my first property one month ago today, just 7 days before my 22nd birthday, and started listening to the bigger pockets podcast today! I was able to get a construction loan from a local bank in the Kansas ...

I'm new to this great site & would like to ask some questions on my situations here:

Bought this home in March 2007 for $625K as a primary residential.
- Down =$62.5k (my money) + Second =$62.5k (same lender).
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JUDGE RULES HOMELESS WOMEN MUST LEAVE VACANT HOUSE THEY'VE BEEN OCCUPYING SINCE NOVEMBERLink above to a Newsweek article published today. I was not surprised by the response of the squatters: "We are not surprised by ...

I'm reading a book right now that suggests it might make sense to lower your property insurance as you pay off more of your loan. So if you take out a $200K policy to cover your $200K house, but then pay down $100K of...

The Measure of Our Worth

The measure of our worth is not what we have done for ourselves;
but what we have done for others.

There is more to life than personal accumulation, building wealth, and cash flow.

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This is a pretty specific question, but can someone tell me the minimum drain size required for a kitchen sink in Minneapolis? We're renovating a kitchen and had one plumber tell us 2.0", while my code research (secti...