Hey all,My area has a decent sized university but also plenty of non-student renters as well.  One thing I have picked up from various books and from this forum is that it is important to have a very thorough screenin...

Ok - Looks like the NY Post called the election for Obama . . . seems like the rest of the nets are tiptoing around it. So, I'll stand behind the Post and call it for Obama.
[UPDATE - It is official - McCain is in ...

Hello! 
I am a new investor in the South Central PA area (Carlisle). I currently work full time and have disposable income each month that I am looking to put into real estate with the intent on getting cash on cash ...

This is John Akhlaghi and I am going into my second year of college for accounting in Jacksonville, Florida. I am 19 years old and I am trying to partner with the dad is in purchasing a 3 bed to bath condo for student...

Hello BiggerPockets members! This is Alex Garcia and I am relatively new to BP and desire to acquire my first real estate investment property soon. I am continuously working towards learning as much as I can about how...

Hello!I am new to the topic of real estate and I was introduced to it by a Canadian investor. He suggested I get started by reading some books by Don R. Campbell such as "Real Estate Investing in Canada" and "Real Est...

I picked up a new tax accountant this year hoping to get help with this issue... and not only are multiple things incorrect on the return I just got back to review, but some of her advice seems *off.* (For example, I ...

Hello BP members!I have opened an account on BP a while ago but didn't get a chance to introduce my self!My name is Jida, I'm a wife, a mother, a french teacher and an import manager in a import/export company. My hus...

Hi all!

Just joined after reading BP for a while.

My name is David and I just returned to the good ole USA after living in Africa, Europe and lastly the Far East over the last six an a half years. After...

OK. I've never had a high aptitude for math. I even changed majors in college because minoring in math was not working for me. Well, I'm sitting here trying to grasp the concept of the Fed raising interest rates over ...