I did a quick search in the forums and couldn't find a discussion about gentrification. I live in New York and this is a HUGE issue because basically the only "affordable" real estate is in primarily minority areas. T...

Hey BP community!My name is Anthony, and as I'm in my last year of graduate school, I'm realizing (thanks to a friend who's also a part of BP) that it's definitely possible for someone like me to invest in real estate...

Greetings Forums,I am a 22 year old business school graduate from Ringwood New Jersey. My father has successfully run his own traveling retail jewelry store for the last 30 years, so entrepreneurial blood runs through...

Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I trust you're all doing well. I'm Dzung Doan, a newcomer to real estate investing with a focus on the buy-and-hold strategy for rental properties. I've gathered a starting capital of a...

Hello Bigger Pockets!  I'm new to these forums and hoped to ask my first question - for those that have already reached their goals of financial independence, or are are getting close and making plans, I'm curious to ...

Hey BiggerPockets Community,
I’m working with an organization that’s aiming to address affordable housing in a way that leverages time as a primary tool. Our belief is that real, sustainable affordability in housing ...

Over the last decade or so, my wife and I have put together a nice little rental portfolio, we've really grown as landlords and property managers, and we have a nice little life that's just getting nicer. Net rental i...

I received a PM from a colleague. I hadn't seen him on here for awhile. He was asking for my book, and I told him I had run out and would eventually be putting it on line as an E-book. Then , he told me he had lost hi...

This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.

As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...

This article is mainly about Chinese investors in the UK, but let me tell you that they are here in the US as well. According to the article, investors from China and Hong Kong make up 11% of all UK sales.
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