![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/150638/small_1621419625-avatar-mason_m.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I see a ton of fellow West Coast investors ready to pounce on out of state single family houses and people here on BP ready to sell them anything under the sun. It seems that these investors are long on money but sho...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/367407/small_1625620385-avatar-amandap5.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Does anyone have experience with owning/managing sober living houses? I’m looking at a portfolio of three homes, buying both the buildings and the business. Quick analysis yields a 16% cap rate, just wondering if anyo...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/632609/small_1645297256-avatar-gregr60.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Ok, so I've been skeptical for many, many years of hiring a PM. My main concerns were that a PM wouldn't care for my properties like I would, that I would pay exorbitant amounts for any kind of maintenance, and that t...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/37034/small_1621370217-avatar-dkonipol.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
After spending the last four years studying real estate crowdfunding, as well as successfully launching a real estate crowdfunding site in 2016, I have divided the real estate crowdfunding landscape into three main ty...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/373939/small_1621447464-avatar-gneil.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBseD64Lt0cAs some 200 FBI vehibles storm Ranch in Burns, OR it's quickly starting to look like the next 'Waco'-like federal siege in the making. Remember that Davidian cult? (Well at l...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/183511/small_1686067745-avatar-stevenihg.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
What makes commercial real estate a better investment than the stock market
Investing in the stock market can be a great way to build wealth over time, but it also comes with risk. Losing money in the stock market ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/19/small_1621345230-avatar-mikeoh.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I've been around this business long enough to see just about every scammer out there. I've noticed that all of the scammers use certain words: Here's my list:
1. SECRET (the gurus have a secret alright. The secre...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/29458/small_1621364825-avatar-alfbell.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Ok. We are in deflation now, and we don't know how long it is going to last.
Because of our government, we know that eventually interest rates, taxes, and inflation are going to go up, up, up. The most important pri...
Hello! I've learned so much on BP, mostly from lurking over the last few years as I prepare to shift full time to RE. I'm curious to tap the brain trust here on any angles I may not have considered. Would love to hear...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/158260/small_1621420119-avatar-novadragon.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am trying to determine what a good area for me to start marketing to for my market (Charlotte, NC). But I think it would be best, since I am just trying to get started, to avoid the so called "warzones". But what...