Hi all!.  I am in the military and want to get into real estate investing.  I have been doing a bit of research.  I am leaning more towards the house hack method because of how much I move around in the military.  I a...

Hey guys, I've been eyeing Salem, OR to purchase some multi-family properties. The prices seem fair compared to the Portland area. I do recognize that Salem is not as desirable as Portland, but with all of the governm...

Hey All, I am new to Bigger Pockets. I purchased my first property (a 2 flat located in Chicago) earlier this year (2014) and am looking to expand quickly. The property has numbers that look something like:2/ 3 bedroo...

I recently purchased my first investment house using a hard money loan. I am planning on using the BRRR strategy to continue to build a portfolio. SO many mistakes were made but I have also learned so much and had a l...

My Mom has always has rental properties in the city of Grand Rapids growing up, I thought she had the craziest story when she told me that one of her properties one time my step-dad pulled up to it to check on it, and...

Just want to thank everyone for all the info provided here. I bought my first rental about 1.5 years ago. Last week I collected the deposit to rent out my second unit. This house was purchased as my primary 4.5 year a...

I am in the last stage of a whole life insurance policy application. I have a few questions before I proceed with finishing the app:
1. Has the borrow rate historically been lower than the dividend rate? Like before ...

I am new to real estate investing and I would like feedback on my strategy and any pointers on how to get started.I have approximately $100K to invest and would like to build a RE portfolio using this seed money along...

Howdy! My name is Chad Althaus, and I'm a senior Mechanical Engineering major at Texas A&M University. I was born in Dallas and grew up in Richardson. Been in College Station for the past three years, and I'm in H...

Hello BP,
I need some advice on what is the worst investment I've ever made.
Overview:
- Purchased a condo in 2022 for $270k, with a 3% down payment. Currently owe $255k.- Mortgage rate is 6.125%.- Lived in it for ...