I'm trying to learn about buy and hold for myself, but I just stumbled into a situation with an acquaintance in West Houston / Katy that is in preforeclosure. I haven't done enough homework to know how to help the...

On several other re forums this has been a topic of great debate. There's several "gurus" who claim investing in rentals in dumb. Feedback on this please. Why or why not invest in rentals. Aren't they a great replacem...

Lease Purchase Example- $100K Home w/ 10% down.I'd like to work close witht lenders and have them refer me there "top reject" prospects. Ones that have the financial credibility, but are just short on their credit sco...

Working full time while attempting to invest. If my goals are to leverage RE for financial freedom, should I still max out retirement accounts?

1. Roth 401k vs 401k?
2. Open a Roth IRA as well?

Trying to figure out...

Hello,

I'm running into an issue with getting my wife as excited about this as I am. I don't expect her to all of a sudden have the passion for real estate that I do, but I'm worried I won't be able to capitalize on ...

Hi everyone. I’ve been scrollIng BP posts for a few months now and I absolutely love how helpful everyone is. That’s why I would like to bring my dilemma to you and see what your opinions are.

I am currently deployed...

I had an open house of my rental last weekend. I got an applicant saying Experian couldn't find his record. But he has SSN, files taxes, and just sold his mother's house after her death. He wants to pay for the whole ...

I have a duplex I am selling that has low cashflow and a ton of equity. The rising property value has increased the taxes to the point where it is eating a lot of my cashflow. I cannot sell it as-is to a conventional ...

Here's my story:

I've been a licensed realtor in NYS since 2005 and because of personal and professional preferences, my husband and I have decided to invest in AZ and eventually move there.

We have 2 rentals there ...

Hi! I'm new to the Bigger Pockets Forums by way of the Bigger Pockets Money podcast by way of the FI/FIRE movement. I've owned my own business for 6 years and I work from home in my 859sf 2br/1ba San Francisco East Ba...