Bigger pockets has been an excellent source of knowledge, networking and collaboration for me over the past year. I've read and learned quite a lot while scrolling through this site, and figured I'd create an open for...

I have stumbled across BP a week ago and is amazed at how we as a community so willingly share our real estate experiences and opinions. Needless to say, I wish I had found this site before I bought my first renta...

Hi,I am not a real estate investor and the extent of my real estate experience is owning my own primary residence for which I have a mortgage.  I have a unique situation where a long time family friend inherited a sin...

Hello BP Family - has anyone started their real estate career in large multifamily deals? If so, I'd love to hear your story. When it comes to using bigger pockets as a medium for finding passive investors in large de...

Roughly 5 weeks ago I lost my job due to COVID. I originally had a plan to get my real estate license and use that as side income alongside my pretty well paying job. Since I lost my job, I was able to pull up my real...

Article by Joanne Scoratow

May the REAL lenders step forward please.

The number one question I get asked by a new mortgage broker is, are you a direct lender? This is an intrinsically important question that ...

Question for experienced landlords:

How old were you when you bought your first investment property? How old are you now and how many properties and units do you own? How much do you make per year in rent before ...

I have listened to mostly all of the BP podcasts, and one thing keeps continually being brought up, "Get you real estate license". So I was thinking, why not, it can't hurt. However after investigating a little, it lo...

So, I did the housing hack, buy a duplex, live in one, rent the other out, and it's going really well so far, I'm super happy I finally took the plunge.I got an insane deal on the duplex, although it did need some wor...

Hello I know that these loans have predetermined payment schedules for every month of the 30 yr note. My question is what if I make a large principle payment? Will the large principle payment allow my next regular pay...