How do you know if a mentor (or person) is full of s%!tOften times I'll meet people who seem to be successful, and we seem to get along, and they seem to be interested in helping / working with me, but they turn out t...

Rookie question here. 1.When financing a rental property. Do you favor Principal+Interest or PITI included together in your payments when the mortgage is set up.
2. Using PITI. Why wouldn't you figure in the tax and ...

I want to sell a piece of rental property in Colorado and buy more rental property in North Carolina. How do I keep from paying capital gains tax?Can I use some of the profit to pay down the mortgage on other rental p...

I come from the world of stock and bond investing, and am looking to diversify with fractional trust deeds purchased from a HML.  I'm considering 1st position TDs with <70% LTV.  The RE used as collateral are eithe...

I love the idea of buying rental properties in a more landlord-friendly area, but the idea of managing a rental property from afar is terrifying. I would love to hear people's experiences with doing this and how it ha...

Hi everyone! This is my first post here :) thank you in advance for your patience! First a little background: My husband (who is a full time firefighter) and myself live in St. Petersburg, Fl. I have three small kids ...

Hi everyone, I don't have much experiences in borrowing money and would like to ask for advices. Here is my sum up situation:
I bought my 1st rental property in Oct 2008. Currently I own 5 rental properties + my Home...

Hey BP, 
I'm trying to figure out options for REI with a 401k. I've read about a few users on BP doing it, but I'm still not entirely sure how it works. The main reason I'm interested in doing this is that my company...

A friend/ business partner and I have decided to purchase a vacation rental. Our main idea around choosing Lake Tahoe is the year around entertainment attraction. To get down to it, we are asking the Bigger Pockets co...

Good morning! What are some loans that don’t require 2 years of work history? I have a high credit score and zero debt; I just don’t have the work history.