Last October I closed on my first purchase! A primary residence, single family in midtown Sacramento. We had been house hunting since March, focusing mainly in North Oak Park (since we thought we couldn't afford midto...

We have a friend that has moved from Iowa to Texas but has a home that needs about $50k worth of work on it.She has very limited funds if any. I have agreed, if we can get a contract for this, to take over her mortgag...

Every January, we release our outlook on what we believe is likely to happen in the coming year. This year is difficult because so many things are happening simultaneously worldwide.
I started this outlook in our Dec...

I've been trying to understand what opportunities there would be to find a lender that would be willing to take a second position on my primary residence in order to finance an investment opportunity. I've been workin...

So I totally understand how to add value to a rundown property by doing the work myself -- it's good old-fashioned sweat equity (more properly termed "trading time for money.")What I don't understand is how it works t...

I'm building a website on WIX. It has 3 properties on it, all on different pages, plus an 'About Us' page and a 'Contact Info' page. I read people on here stressing the need for a website so here I go.....First time d...

Hi BiggerPockets,I have read the book advanced tax strategies and want to take advantage of the Self directed Solo 401(K) I have a few question and was hoping the community could help me out.Currently I have a W2 job,...

If you had 50k to invest and no properties or real estate experience, but only knowledge, how would you choose to begin your real estate career?

I bought a triplex in 2006 with plans of flipping it. I wasn't able to do it quickly enough before the market bubbled. So I've tried to set it up as much as possible. I was advised to set up an LLC to run the property...

As a tenured Property Manager I meet a lot of folks that are in the real estate industry - agents, PM's, contractors, and owners. I get a lot of questions about sales, the market, and rental pricing. But, normally, th...