So far, I've always rented the apartments and homes I've lived in. Some of my goals for 2015 were to purchase my first home and begin my real estate investing career. I currently live in a house that is probably out o...

Hi guys,I'm fairly new to bigger pockets and haven't seen a thread on Canadian tax benefits to investment property. I'm originally from the UK with a small portfolio and am now looking to relocate to the Nova Scotia a...

Hello BP,

I was just wondering how many of you have told your boss and/or co-workers about your real estate business.

I have not mentioned real estate investing to anyone at work for many reasons. One ...

Hi all -We have our first investment property under contract, with an estimated close date of Aug. 12th.  The property has current tenants, which have expressed interest to stay.  Their current lease expires Aug. 15th...

After many hours of networking and burning up the phones with local wholesalers the writing was on the wall that if I want to get the volume of deals done that I expect for this year, that I was going to have to find ...

Ok everyone, my wife is bugging me and I know I can get a quick reply here. Im closing on my first wholesale prop right now looking at around a 30k profit after selling the contract. My wife read something online that...

I'm exploring being a Limited Partner in an apartment syndication.  In general, what are some red flags or specific things to consider?  Is there an element of trust that is needed at the end of the day because you ar...

Just spent the day looking at 6-7 foreclosures I've found online.

Some looked good, and some looked over valued. I called the realtor handling the sale and asked for the asking price, to make sure my prices added up ...

I got an email from a user this morning suggesting we add a forum for investing in self-directed IRAs. I feel like I don't see a lot of questions or discussions about the subject, so I'm not likely to add one . . . t...

I'm looking at a deal to invest in. It's a couple of metal buildings divided into 8 units (4 each) on .46 acres. The buildings total 7500 square feet. They are basically warehouse type of buildings with offices con...