Hi Everyone,My wife and I are both about 10 years from retirement and looking for passive income streams through REI.  We are both full-time employees (20 and 29 years at our jobs) and have some reasonably successful ...

This question is very common and sounds very straightforward: as an investor, can I deduct my real estate education? Warning: you will not get clear answers from this post. Instead, you will likely get confused. Welco...

Well, Minneapolis and Saint Paul decided last night that 99% of Nobel winning economists just don’t know economics as well as they do and decided to adopt rent control and save the cities. A 3% maximum rent increase e...

Hi all,WHERE SHOULD I LOCATE MYSELF IN THE USA TO BEST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FINDING AND BEING NEAR FLIPPING DEALS?That’s the big question I have. It’s quite a serious question too, because I very well may decide where to...

Hi all,Anyone have thoughts on the Capitol Heights, MD neighborhood?  I'm headed there to view a rowhouse this weekend.  What type of neighborhood would you consider it?  B or C?Thanks,Alex

Hi BP,I have question regarding cashflow and if all investors REALLY require it from Day 1. Here's the background:I'm taking a course at UCLA taught by Jon Swire, the author of There's No Free Lunch in Real Estate, an...

By popular demand, BiggerPockets has just launched the new Short-Term and Vacation Rental Forum!Now, as a member of a college fraternity, and and having played with many traveling rugby clubs over the years, I've been...

Does anyone who can do land trust in Georgia?

So about four months ago, my business partner has an inside track with this HUGE DEAL! It was a Spanish client of his, whose husband passed away, after a legal battle with her late spouse's family, she won the right t...

I have an applicant for a property in Anchorage, Alaska that is wanting to sign a lease for a family member that is an illegal immigrant. The individual wanting to sign the lease is unable to provide a completed appli...