As the saying goes, "if no one is doing what you need to be done, just do it yourself." Or something like that. In my area there is a serious lack of organized collaboration going on. It's not like Southern California...

Hi everyone,  My wife and I have 83,000 to invest into real estate.  Is there any reason why I should not purchase our first rental with Cash and cashflow our first one at let's say 850.00 per month??I need advice ple...

Increasingly I've noticed a trend towards renting your own residence while owning income properties. There are various arguments for both sides. What do you do and why?

I currently own with the intent of holding it a...

I wanted to share the results of our latest flip in Fountain Hills, Arizona, just outside of Phoenix.  We picked up this home from the MLS and knew it had loads of potential -- 2000+ sqft, views, pool, privacy, bonus ...

I bought a property on Eagle Mountain Lake(May), furnished it and listed it on VRBO and I have 4 bookings in less than 2 weeks.  I don't think I am quite ready,  so any advice is welcome!!  I am getting ready for my f...

Hello to the community, I am an experienced pre-foreclosure buyer in the Houston area and I have a team of bird dogs knocking on doors in the weeks before the auction. That team is always growing and over the years I ...

Hi Bigger Pockets! Great to be a part of the discussion. Been lurking for quite awhile, first time post! Hoping to get some opinions on a potential deal I am in the middle of doing.First, a little about my Real Estate...

Hi all - I'm newer to REI, and am working on my first deal. We were close recently, but lost the deal. Here's the story:4BR, 2BR property in a B neighborhood with lots of rentals. I estimated the property could rent f...

Hello BP! I’m pretty new to Bigger Pockets and the real estate investment world but eager to learn and get more experience under my belt. My name is Brent and I am 29 years old. I’m married to my beautiful wife Ashli...

So, I've got a full time job and an employer matched Simple IRA that I contribute to. I'm also a real estate agent and investor, and I have read some things about a Solo 401k plan, that I may be able to start and fun...