My wife and I are in the process of buying a condo as our first personal residence in Fullerton, CA. We have opened escrow and are just about to wrap up our inspections. We have a lot of family members semi-freaking o...

I got into real estate investing at a young age (19) and have bought and sold primarily residential properties since then. I have owned commercial property before (office buildings, shopping centers) but I thought I w...

I will be moving soon to a new home, and plan to rent my current home - wasn't intentional but possible structural concerns w/ a basement wall killed a sale, so renting has become a good "second choice" for us. Luckil...

Hi, my name is Jeremy. I have been a member of BiggerPockets for a while now but this is my first post. I was born and raised in the East Bay Area. I grew up working in my father's general construction company doing e...

Hi. I'm considering buying an STR in Bend, OR. The city has limited permits, so converting an existing house to an STR is not an option.  The prices I am seeing are essentially $450 sq ft, so ~$800K for 1800ft.  The N...

Hi all,For those unfamiliar with the South Florida (east coast) market, the influx of foreign investors with cash seems to have seriously skewed the evaluation criteria of properties. We just came back from the area, ...

Seems like many of you here advocate presenting yourself as the "property manager" rather than the "owner" of properties that you self manage. I'd like to begin doing that... for those who do so, what is your prim...

Stock market investors are often so focused on growth that many do not realize how the leverage, cash flow, and tax-deferral of real estate investing can combine to produce potent returns. And when mixed with the powe...

Simple poll-
Which of the following in your mind is the most threatening to our National security? In alphabetical order.

1. national debt
2. rogue nations
3. terrorism
4. unsecured borders

These are al...