I had a uniques situation that came up about 5 months ago that finally was settled. If not for me being patient (which is not always the easiest thing for me to be), being reputable and haveing loyal associates It ...

Investing in real estate is categorically different than investing in stocks/bonds and other customary financial planning tools.
It is buying a small business. This fundamentally changes how you should think about t...

Hi all,
We rented our place to  a couple but one of them became abusive to the other after splitting up. Both of them are on the lease. What is a way to remove the abuser? It is possible that the victim might want to...

I have been looking at buying buy and hold properties out of state in some more affordable markets. I am wondering what are some key things you guys look for when choosing what markets to buy in? I know schools, crime...

Hello All,
I really like the idea of house hacking however, I purchased a new home 3 yrs ago, I am looking for additional cash flow and was thinking of a Multi Family properties. Is there a work around to make this h...

Title says it all. Since I am starting out, I am just curious about how much you guys spend on renovations or if there is a rule of thumb? I want to calculate it as a percentage of the purchase price that I can apply ...

Hi all, I'm a newbie real estate investor. I just graduated about a year and a half from Cal and have been working since graduation. I've been saving hard for a down payment and now I think I might've stumbled across ...

hey everyone,I just had a general question that I've often thought a lot about and thought I'd pose it to the BP community.Before deciding to get into real estate, I had always considered the real benefit of owning an...

Hi everyone,

In this post ...

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/51498-question-on-market-evaluation

... I asked for some resources for the purpose of analyzing various markets, and respondents provided...

We just shook hands on a 6-plex deal-- owner financing-- 185K, 37K down at 3.9%, 30 year amortization, 10 year balloon.  But he kept saying "land contract," and I didn't ask what he meant (face palm!!).  When we got b...