Hello members of BP,(Skip to Bold to get straight to questions, The following is my story thus far.)All my life i've been told two things get a solid job and be content. My name is Austin. I'm 19 years old and I know ...

Hi Bigger PocketsI really enjoy reading the forum, blog, as well as BP books by Brandon Turner and Trench.  I enjoy trying to figure out what strategies will work best for me.It does seem like many members here are al...

What do you all think of the insane "appreciation" of STR type units in popular vacation areas...think anyplace with a beach, smoky mountains etc. Crazy to look at the prices from 5-6 months ago and see a 20%+ increas...

Hi All,I have found the vast majority of Real Estate Investors do not use a Hard Money Loan as a source of funding their deals simply due to the fact that they do not know enough about the process. In the RE Investmen...

Hello BP family! Some advice and experiences from you would be appreciated. I would like to know what are some good college degrees that go hand in hand with the real estate industry. I want to go to college and fortu...

Ok so I have now about 25k sitting in a 401 that I do not contribute for about 6 years. Of course it hasn't had much gain. Do I leave it there and forget about it or do I pull it out,take the hit and invest in real es...

Hello.  I would like to pose a question relating to the tax treatment of Loans made though any of the leading Real Estate Crowdfunding Portals that go into Default.Many of the CF sites may reasonably be expected to ev...

I am throwing some $ into the market (not much) but just curious on what you guys are buying right now.
I am only throwing $500 in an AmeriTrade account - just wanting to know suggestions.
I thought about going off th...

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My name is Kristen and I'm a 24 year old student from Florida. I am currently majoring in Accounting and wanting to pursue a Masters in Real Estate from either USF or UF (granted I keep my str...

So a friend texts me yesterday. We went to college together at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM). He is still doing that gig, and owns a few units...He texted me the following data he'd ...