Michael Fundaro
What's your why? Why are you after financial freedom?
I'm looking for a little inspiration here. I haven't posted in a while, probably because I haven't been thinking of real estate much lately. I "started out" 5 years ago when I read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," and dove in. ...
Grace Ng
Problematic Tenant Asks For Dog Despite No Pet Policy
Hi BP community,I would like to have your advice about one of my tenants.I rented a property to a lady, her daughter and granddaughter in Nov. They signed a two year lease. Four months later, she claimed her relative ...
Terry Lao
Home prices for Case Shiller 20 city largest metros Mar'18
The real estate market for now is on fire. All 20 largest metros had positive gains from Mar'17 to Mar'18. Some cities like Seattle, Las Vegas, and San Francisco had double digit gains, but overall all cities had posi...
Justin Trudell
401K Epiphany?
I think I might be blowing my own mind right now..."conventional" wisdom says max out your 401k contribution to lower your tax burden. 2013 was a good year for my 401k balance as the stock market was red hot (i have a...
Scott Trench
"2% rule" cities? Or should they be called, "Cities that Americans are Ditching?"
Came across this article today and thought it might make for a good discussion: These are the Top 20 Cities Americans are DitchingI think it’s funny that some of the cities that many investors suggest as good places t...
Sean Maiden
Best Single/ Multi Family Locations for Beginner Investor (<300k)
Hi all,I am currently considering investing in either a single family (3bdr+, house hacking with roommates), or up to a 3 unit multi-family (living in one of the units). I moved to MA a couple years ago and I'm still ...
Shaquan Webster
Buy Now or Wait for the much talked about recession?
Good Day Bigger Pockets Fam,
I'm 24 years old. I currently own 1 property (that I live in) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I;m new to Bigger Pockets and I'm new to real estate in general. I want to invest in rental pro...
Brice Hall
Purchasing 4 low income rental properties analysis and discussion
Hello everyone!As the equity market gets more and more unpredictable i'm looking at putting money in real estate rental properties. This will be my first deal and venture into real estate. As i am living in NYC curren...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 31 - September 4, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
Grant P.
Is the 2% rule possible with houses I actually want to own in my market
My big dilemma is the 2% rule. I see and hear everyone talking about it, and I am jealous of the ROI they are getting, but I have a few issues with it.
1. I really don't see this being possible in my market, not wit...