“The 2% Rule” seems to be a fast favorite among new investors, and since I’m a tell-it-how-it-is (or at least tell-it-how-I-think-it-is) kind of guy, I figured I’d write a post to call it out.Before I go into why I th...

Hi all,
I'm prepping my house for sale, doing cosmetics (paint, flooring). It's a SFR in Virginia, price range $450-500k. It has a nice, big sunroom add-on and when I bought it a few years back, that room had new ber...

When a buyer makes an offer with the hope of doing a 1031 exchange is that considered a solid offer from a sellers perspective? What are the pros and cons of making an offer in this scenario? Personally, I would take ...

Hello Bigger Pockets family, I just started investing and was wondering what type of marketing is working for you in LA County.Please share your success stories of what works best and what i should stay away from. Tha...

Hi BP! I've been in the short sale process for about 6 months now on a home in Southern California. We're getting close to the finish and are now talking about closing costs, etc. with the listing agent / short sale n...

When I win the Powerball tonight, I'll be sure to post my real estate success story here!  Other than paying off some pesky student loans, taking a trip to Fiji with 50 of my closest friends, and buying an Aston Marti...

Hi BP Community,My name is Graeme and I am a new REI located in Calgary, Canada. I am a fulltime IT Project Manager in the Oil & Gas sector and since reading a number of investment books I am looking to expand my ...

Hi Everyone at BiggerPockets,I love this siteI hope you’ve got your popcorn & soda pop; this message isn’t going to be a short one!At
first glance if you were to read my profile page you might be wondering
“wh...

Hi all,I'm getting into real estate investing at the age of 26 after graduating from UCSD with a major in Economics. I worked as an Accountant for a little bit, then decided that I really hated waking up at 6 AM every...

So you find a deal on a property ok now what? Do you take a contractor to look at the property with you? What if you cant get in to see it?  Do you walk through yourself  and come up with your own rehab cost? How do y...