Brandon Turner instigated an unofficial Bigger Pockets meet up last night in St. Paul, MN. It was my pleasure to meet Brandon and a number of other local BPer's. Later I found myself thinking about something Bra...

Real estate has been a dream of mine for as long as I could remember. My 2 problems are: finding people to invest in me and finding homes at a value worth investing in. I am now in my upper 40s with a good job, but be...

I have been really interested in real estate for several years now. Only recently have I decided that rental properties is the way for me to go. With a lot of passion and ambition, I am ready to move forward on a purc...

We are purchasing a STR in Maui. I had wanted to start small, a 1 bed/1 bath, but the analysis showed they didn't cash flow very well at the purchase price. We put in a low ball offer on a 2 bed/2 bath, and it was acc...

Hey gang. I'm trying to get into the real estate market and I am having a hard time. My market (Lehigh Valley) is hot right now and deals are few and far between. To add to that all of the agents are showing me only t...

Hello everyone, I have been following the threads for a while, but just made my own account here. I will be selling my primary residence in San Diego County next month. It is absolutely a sellers market, so I am expec...

After 30 years of working my *** off to get an extra percent or two in the stock market, I've finally realized that I should be investing in real estate.Better late than never.First of all, Thank You to all the poster...

Good evening all,

For those of you familiar with my approach, you already know I'm interested in holding onto property long-term for the appreciation potential. However, my wife and I are willing to take a good hard ...

I’m 19, I have 5k saved, credit built for nearly a year and I’m eager to get into the real estate business but I don’t know where to exactly start. I know people say to just jump in otherwise all the knowledge I’ve le...

When someone sends me an off-market deal, I find a property on LoopNet or on the MLS, the first metric I look for (kind of my first filter) is the cap rate. If it has a competitive cap (using MY expense ratio and the ...