I realized in February of 2011 that my ladder was leaning against the wrong financial building. Sooooo, I started to use my savings, refinancing my personal home, and taking out my IRA’s and 401K money through the cou...

Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property.  A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago.  I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...

I am just begening in real estate investing obtaining as much knowledge as I can before I dive in. I understand that real estate is a slow grind and in by no means of getting rich quick. My first goal of mine was want...

Hello there,I am looking for area suggestions for 2021 second half.I would be into areas where the crime is not high, population has stable and mid-class income. B class neighbors and tenant pool is what I am after.Be...

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I have been looking through the site for the last couple of days and have found so much useful information. I have owned a SF rental in Virginia for a long time and my wife and I also have a townhous...

Hi all BoggerPickets...I am curious about new construction cost for small multifamily projects.  This would be for everything except land.  We probably should assume a smaller mostly level infill site with rentable fi...

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The SFR median in May'20 was 315k, all time high was 315k in Jun'06. Now, with coronavirus, unemployment, forbearance, evictions to begin, strip partially opened, $600 Fed unemployment to end, etc. Is it a good time t...

This article in the Globe tells the absolute truth about what Account Closed - do we buy into the upswing and thus speculate on the power of the wave (and in the process overpay relative to fundamentals), or do we con...