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I’m new to bigger pockets forums & Pro membership. I have been listening to bigger pockets for a couple years now and have some cash set aside to begin investing ( out of state).I have a few areas that I’m interes...
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Hi! I currently have a rental in Rockport, TX. I love owning a short-term rental and understand the business better now that's its been almost 2 years that I have had the property.. I am looking to invest in a short-...
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What are you doing to counter attempts for Rent Control, excess tenant rights, etc.?https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/genera...
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We are first time investors who having read the books, forums, and listened to the podcasts, are getting close to taking action.
We’ve decided that a turnkey rental is likely the best way for us to get our feet wet i...
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http://komonews.com/news/local/families-told-to-le...I read articles like this a lot and it's hard to wrap my brain around. Granted, it touches a nerve as I am invested in Tacoma and in MFH (some of which are low inco...
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In 2018 I wrote an article about how I used VA loans to build my portfolio. I maximized the VA loan entitlement and unfortunately the program limited how much I buy. Now however, it's a completely different.
My 201...
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As most of you know, our newsletter has undergone various transformations over the past months/years. Since we get little actual feedback about the newsletter, I was hoping to find out what our members would like to ...
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New research shows that flippers and investors are more responsible for the housing crash of 2008 and near economic collapse, then subprime borrowers per this article
https://qz.com/1064061/house-flippers-triggered-...
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See Jay Z and Beyonce are just like regular Americans....except their mortgage is about $250,000 a month...They are reportedly billionaires but..I guess they wanted to lock in that low 4% interest.It would be pretty f...
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The National Association of Realtors just released some very useful rental data for 70 metro areas showing information like the % change of income for renters from 2009-2014, % change in number of renter households, a...