Hello BP community! I've been thinking about buying some properties in the Detroit area and flipping it. After every analysis, something tends to hold me back...maybe fear or temptation. Has anyone any information abo...

I did several flips, I did several rentals. But now I see that actually building custom homes is the most profitable. I have W2 job, which is flexible but quite profitable. I worked to get where I am now for the cours...

Been a Florida investor for past few years and we all know what the market has done down there. Pretty hard to find a good deal.Looking at Baltimore for future buy and hold investments. Hoping to get some recommendati...

Hey allGetting really close to finally saving up for a down payment. Currently have 15k dedicated to that. Im still unsure whether I want to go the FHA route or conventional. If I go conventional, I will need a little...

Wanted to start thread on pros/cons on using a 401(k) loan to finance real estate purchase.  From the research I've done (links below) sounds like a bad idea but curious if anyone has different perspective.Research li...

Greetings Bigger Pockets members,I am plunging myself into the Real Estate Investing world and trying to ingest as much high quality material as possible. In between listening to podcasts (and my first audiobook), rea...

Hey BP fam!I have a friend, who has his first multifamily deal. He has an offer from his buyer at 6.2mil + 3% fee , he was told by a friend that it is illegal too get paid a commission for facilitating the deal as he ...

Hired a contractor to do a what was supposed to be a small renovation project.  Renovation was supposed to be $11,450.   Start to finish.  Basically after 3 weeks, behind schedule & him not showing up to job for a...

Can anybody here explain what's going on with that house, GOP leaders (all good Christians) and the un-holy temptation?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_re_us/us_ex_congressman_girlfriend...

Hi all, as seems to come up every year or two, when I am scrambling to figure out how to minimize  the club over the head,  the internal temptation of a SDIRA arises within. When I search BP there is a lot of info pit...