I'm new to this forum, but hope to add value since my area of expertise (credit repair) benefits real estate investors and seems to be neglected in this community.

On October 23rd, the Federal...

10/23/12 UPDATE: The Influence System Has been Removed from BiggerPockets.

INFLUENCE & VOTING

We've established...

Bear with me. These things are always a bit complicated. Our rental is a triplex in California. We had a new tenant move into the middle unit about a month ago. Tenants on either side have lived there for 7+ years. Te...

Today was President Trump's inauguration. The administration wasted no time and has halted one of Obama's last minute legislations to cute PMI rates. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Trump is pro-real estate? Is...

Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

It’s tax season! Yay! Can we detect sarcasm when it’s typed out? Since April is fast approaching that means many of us will need to file our Federal Tax Returns. Even if you are filing an extension I have tried to...

I bought a small multi-family about a year ago and inherited a terrible section 8 tenant who constantly complained to Housing dept. about every little thing and made my life hell... Her lease wasn't extended and she v...

So I may be over thinking this or maybe this actually does matter as much as I think it does, but I am in the process of getting my real estate salesperson license. I’m on track to be licensed next month and I’m curio...

I want to share something here. If there is still a question whether to raise or lower tax rates, please back it up with facts, or history, please.

This lesson will come in 3 parts.
Harding and Cololidge period

part...

Federal Reserve reduced its economic outlook for 2009.

The central bank said it expects some business conditions to improve in coming months, but it also lowered its assessment of the economy for the full year and sa...