So I'm trying to decide whether it's more efficient to invest in a traditional IRA or Roth IRA. I'm planning on retiring before retirement age, so I was leaning towards the traditional and then do a Roth conversion la...

Hi everyone! This is my first post on Bigger Pockets and I'm looking forward to being a part of this community.
I am getting ready to start my first marketing campaign to go directly to the seller and buy properti...

I'm a new investor and have no idea how to get started. I've been dreaming of real estate investing for years but was always told by family that real estate investing isn't a good idea, I'll lose money, and it's not w...

Hi Everybody, I'm looking for some ideas/advice and wondering "what would you do" if you were in my position. This is for fun but I'm seriously looking at hitting the reset button for the next chapter of my life and I...

Hey Investors! My name is Matthew, and I'm 21 years old, I just closed on my first property about 5 months ago after wholesaling a good bit of them... It's a triplex in the City of Decatur, and it is a BEAUTY of a dea...

Hi everyone! I am 18 years old and I got really interested in real estate for a while now. I have been reading several books and tried to learn from anywhere I could about the business. I just discovered this site and...

Hi, I know there is no user manual for getting started into RE (if there is lmk).I an 21 years old looking to purchase my first property. I have saved up for two years now and am looking for a rental property. Where d...

I am currently a banker working with personal accounts. I am looking to make a switch into a more lucrative field in order to fund my real estate investments faster and learn more about this industry. After looking at...

I would like to hear people’s discussion on what they believe or have found to be the most effective ways for a new investor to build credibility. When I speak of credibility I’m referring to working with financial in...

Hello all,

I joined BP about 4 days ago and need a little help in other ways to locate forclosures & short sales.

Does anyone know of any good websites that are free for looking up forclosures?
I joined a site f...