Hi Everyone!!

This post turned out to be longer than I intended, you’ve been warned :)

I joined BP a few months ago, but just recently started really diving into the site and can’t get enough.

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I am in the Military and I have a ROTH IRA that I have through USAA. My superiors that have been in for over 20 years tell me I really need to do the TSP also...Any of you ever done the TSP?Would you invest in the TSP...

Has anyone had experience with Jemal King’s Make Real Estate Real program? He is also known as the 9 to 5 Millionaire. He essentially did what David Greene did working in law enforcement and investing in RE. He is pre...

Pittsburgh 2007 AWARDS


PITTSBURGH--Most Livable
Ranked #1 Most Livable City in America by Places Rated Almanac. The 379 metropolitan areas surveyed were evaluated in nine categories: housing affordability (cost o...

So, this post is NOT meant to scare you, newbies. But... this is gonna freak you out :) This tenant is in the process of being evicted. To make matters worse, he lit his kitchen on fire; accidentally, supposedly. Anyw...

I’ve seen in posts and in books advice to newbie investors to find cheap properties in low income areas, but to stay away from properties “in a war zone”. But these posts and books never quantify what the diffe...

Maybe not the best place to ask for advice - I bought a home in N Central MA advertised as totally renovated, a pristine revival.  Among other attributes was a new roof and new high efficiency HVAC.  What I've learned...

This has happened twice now in a span of less than 6 months.  The property is a duplex with a tenant living in the upstairs unit and the downstairs unit is presently vacant.  The upstairs tenant overflowed the tub (ag...

Hey guys,

Do you use biggerpockets.smartmove.com for your tenant screening? If so, how do you like it compared to others? If not, why not and who do you use? I used it for my prop and it seemed to work really well. W...

I've been a realtor for 5 years this May and I've really been dissatisfied with the job for 2 1/2 years. I've been trying to work myself out of that side of the job and into investing. I'm trying to focus on short s...