On a vacation to Whistler this past week I managed to read Rich Dad, Poor Dad (in between shredding the slopes) and thought that it was an interesting read. The concept of the rich buy assets versus buying liabilit...

I'm looking into investing in Ohio (possibly Cleveland), because of the cash flow. But I heard a lot of bad reviews about property management companies. Is it possible to self-manage in D areas? Here's what I'd want t...

Hey everyone,First of all, if I didn’t listen to the 1st Biggerpockets podcasts and never skipped a single episode since then, I would not have achieved what I have got today, so big shout out to Biggerpockets and the...

I have bought 2 SFR in East Palo Alto for around 800K and 900K and have rented both of them. They are both cash positive. This was during last 1 year. What do people think of East Palo Alto in terms of further appreci...

Hey All,
I'm closing soon on a new, and my first, investment property and had planned on using cozy as a means to screen tenants and to collect rents. However, it looks like they've been cannibalized by apartments(do...

There is a program under HUD (Emergency Solutions Grant Program) that provides money and incentives to property owners to rent their properties to people who are currently experiencing homelessness.  And within this p...

Hi everyone, I would really love to get some insights on what it is like to be an investor renting out to Section 8 tenants. I feel like this is a great way to start in real estate as a new investor considering a few ...

We are new investors and are looking to set things up the right way.  Our plan is the buy one or two properties a year.  After talking to our accountant he recommended that each property by under its own LLC to protec...

Reposting on behalf of the PCREIAIt has come to our attention that the City of Lakeland is working on a proposed Resolution and Ordinance relating to the registration of residential rental property. Code enforcement w...

As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...