Does anyone sense risk in the housing market? I was thinking lately about taking out a loan or two for rental properties, but I have some concerns about the federal government/politicians/partisanship, a tech bubb...

The dreaded LLC vs Umbrella policy question.. again.. Just to start off, I want to mention that I have read through a hundred or so of these posts on this site already as well. I can't seem to find a local real estate...

There is so much speculation among realtors, lenders, and real estate investors about the “shadow inventory.” I wonder what’s really going on behind the scenes at the banks with regard to releasing inventory? Does any...

Hi all, 
I need some advice on how to handle a situation that might require an expensive rewiring of the electricity in our home. 
I have a duplex in Queens where I rent out the first floor and live on the second fl...

In a recent podcast David Greene answered the question of a young person from San Diego.  He commented that total returns in the Midwest are poor because they don't appreciate and rents don't go up.  He specifically c...

I have been researching buying notes. It is so much to digest that I am not sure where to start. From what I can see the best notes to purchase are performing (if you want to earn mailbox revenue). However I am lookin...

Hey BPZillow seems like it could be a very useful tool for searching for real estate and gleaning a blind estimate for locations value and rental income.My question is, just how accurate are these "Zestimates"? Especi...

Hello BiggerPocket Family,I just wanted to present to you guys a package that I put together to raise private money for a deal that I was working on but unfortunately I failed. I just wanted to see if I did something ...

I'm seeing and noticing a super low inventory in homes which is causing markets to become super competitive to a point where people are buying homes for above market value. I know the low rates have buyers seeking to ...

I'm going to stop working in next few months, and spend the next 2 years doing my masters.  I have about 60K in my current employers 401K that I will have an option to roll into an IRA once I stop working there.  Sinc...