I live in San Jose, CA and my office headquarters is in Vancouver, WA area. I keep traveling to Portland every month. I am seeking opinions to invest in rental properties in and around the Portland area. Is it a good ...

Hello everyone, I've been listening and learning from the podcast, forums, and website for the last year. Big thanks to Joshua Dorkin for establishing this amazing resource!  Bigger Pockets has helped me stay sane ove...

Greetings fellow BPers,Here are the pros and cons as I see it, of having a risk averse spouse:PROS:Every move, thought, plan, expense, phone call, email is questioned. This is good because it forces you to be sure tha...

Anyone building for rent sfh of duplexes?

With such a high demand for affordable housing in California, Oregon, and other states, has anyone tried developing a manufactured home park or anything similar? What are the challenges with getting it approved? Is it...

I've been hearing a lot of chatter about another recession around the bend. I know no on can really make any predictions but wouldn't  it make more sense to sit on my money and scoop up land and/or a 4plex once the ma...

HI!  We own a six unit building in Chicago IL and we are looking into consolidating all to just one electrical account, and installing solar panels.  We would like to meter electrical use for each unit and for the bui...

Marijuana Ignites Skirmishes Between Users, Neighbors

The article above is from REALTOR Magazine and describes some of the problems caused by legalized marijuana. If you're in a state with legal doobie, ganga, reef...

We're new to doing rehab/flips, with our experience being in new spec construction. We are now in Oregon, and have a house in escrow that is located in Sunriver Village, which is a very popular area for those wanting ...

I am new at this site and this is my first post. My question - is it better to buy a park that has park owned units or a park that has mostly rented spaces? It seems that park owned would be more like an apartment w...