With all this commotion about a falling market and homes appraising lower than what they are worth, why don't people start buying? Buy now and hold that property for a while. Forget flipping and short sale. Why settle...

I just purchased my first home this past July. It's a 2 unit house that I'm currently using as my primary residence, and renting the second unit. I had to take a FHA 3.5% down loan so my mortgage is high. I created a ...

So everyone seems pretty worried about this virus spreading in the US. I'm just worried because I'm about to buy my first deal triplex with an FHA loan, and it's pretty expensive at around 400k (welcome to the pacific...

I'm curious everyone's thoughts on using IRR to evaluate deals vs some of the other calcs that are seen more often.As (new) buy and hold investors in our early 40s, my husband and I are far less concerned with what ha...

So my mom and her boyfriend (Who lives in Avondale, Arizona) are thinking of getting into real estate investing. I told them about BiggerPockets and the books that I’ve read. They have very little experience in real ...

Can someone please tell me in laymans terms what the cap rate is?  I've read definitions over and over, but I still don't get it.  Sorry feel like the dunce cap is on.

Hi all, 4 months ago my husband and I bought our first home & rental home together in Lafayette, Louisiana.  The home we stumbled upon is in a great area and was a 1br/1ba at 1670 sq ft. It was built for a widowed...

I just left my long time position at Home Depot and accumulated a pretty big sum of money. Without transferring my money to my new job and suffering penalty fees, what would be the smartest decision to make with my mo...

Hello Everyone!I was wondering if there is any rule of thumb as to what should be my asset allocation between my $ invested in real estate investments, which include:1. Single family rentals2. Syndication deals3. Loan...

I'm considering two options for my next place. I already own a cash-flow positive rental property in Belair-Edison. The catch is that I want to live in the new property for at least a couple of years, so I'm trying to...