So bare with me here ladies and gentlemen, I'm new and this is my first post. I haven't spent much time browsing the forums as I've been trying to gather knowledge from other sources reading books, podcasting, webinar...

To make this quick and to the point I am a hairstylists in a shrinking industry and am looking for a new career path. I have a rental property in Philadelphia but otherwise have rented in NYC for 20 years. I have equi...

The single-family home rental business is less profitable this year compared to last year across most of the country with yields decreasing due to increases in cost of living. That is why it is more important than eve...

Five years ago I began my journey as a real estate investor.  Since then I have also branched out into other assets such as angel investing, note investing, and fund investing.  In comparing common "real estate dogma"...

Hi, I am in the process of purchasing a 3 family.  The house is 130 years old, so I understand that there will be inevitable issues.  The central AC wasn't working, so the sellers offered a $5000 credit for me to repa...

If you've got the stomach for a complicated story problem from a newbie, I'd sure appreciate the insights of more experienced investors on my next move. The gist of my question: How do I best maximize the opportunity ...

Just saw the (pretty harsh) results from a survey about the new VRBO service fee, and I was curious to see what you all thought of this.Has the new fee been affecting your vacation rental bookings? Are any of you plan...

Hi all,
I'm a realtor and investor in the Houston area and i currently have 1 rental home which i purchased around 2 years ago. With my ~800 credit score,I was able to secure a conventional investment property 30 ye...

Here is a fairly basic question I've got concerning out-of-state investing and I'm looking to get people's opinion concerning hiring a contractor to work on a project with me.I recently read @David Greene's book on ti...

Hi everyone,I am new to Bigger Pockets - thanks for having me! My husband and I live in San Diego and have been interested in investing for many years, and I have spent the last several months learning all I can about...