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Low interest rates, favourable exchange turn U.S. into hotspot
EVEN FOR INVESTORS IN CENTRAL CANADA, WHERE THE METROPOLISES OFFER DIMINISHING RETURN ON INVESTMENTS, THE UNITED STATES OFFERS DENSELY-POPULATED MARKETS ...
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All,After doing some research on becoming a real estate agent, getting feedback and taking the preliminary exam courses, I stumbled upon a troubling number. "80%-90% of new agents quit or fail within the 1st year." I ...
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So I bought a property in 2018 from the foreclosure auction in Louisville at the courthouse.The house was still occupied by the original owner. When I went to talk to him he didnt believe I had bought it and thought t...
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So I decided to give a shout out to bigger pockets. I decided to start investing in real estate 18 months ago at the time I owned 1 condo that had been in the family for years. It was in a nice neighborhood was payed ...
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An ordinance was introduced this week to re-legalize the construction of new "accessory dwelling units" on existing Chicago properties. This includes coach houses and basement & attic units, which could be added w...
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Folks - I am in the second part of my journey of investing in Memphis. I closed on a property on Jan 10 in Memphis. Property management has been turned over to Crestcore. The listing is at the following location:http:...
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A CA couple is suing an appraiser for what they assert is a lowball appraisal: https://www.washingtonpost.com... For a second appraisal, they removed all hints that a black couple lived in the home and they asked a wh...
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Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...
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I just graduated and got a job as a structural engineer (starting this month). I accepted a salary offer of about 70k a year with a 401k match plan available. However, I want to invest aggressively in real estate. Spe...
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Good Morning BP Community,Is Hard Money really for suckers?
My wife and I have done about 30 flips over the past few years, typically with a partner of ours that has a good amount of cash which he invests, then we sp...