The National Association of Realtors Board recently voted to ban pocket listings by 5/1/2020 or sooner(timing depends on local boards/MLS).  Meaning all Realtor listed properties will have to go in the MLS within 1 bi...

When starting up a new company and seeking funding, are you able to or is it taboo rather, to ask for payroll and/or operating fees during that start up?My scenario would be a start up property management company that...

Hello BP crowd,
     I am fairly new to Bigger Pockets but not to real estate. I keep my ear to the ground here in Northwest Indiana and I want to offer a networking/knowledge source here in my back yard. I wanted to...

Hello All.  1st time posting here.  We are looking at the North Carolina outer banks for some possibe investing and partial living.  We are interested in maybe doing short term rentals during high season and then livi...

Hey guys - I'm hearing conflicting advice on what lenders to go with for investing out of state.Is it better to go with a lender who is local to the area of purchase? Or does it not matter, it really comes down to the...

Hey everyone - we thought that we'd go ahead and let you all know that we put together a study on the 50 Largest U.S. MSAs to see which markets offered the best chance for regular Joe investors to get great returns ov...

I have purchased a house. Filed the deed in Allegheny County. I own it out right, no mortgage. 
3/1 in Quaker Valley School District. ARV$120K or conservatively speaking $100K is a no brainer and where I have run my ...

Hello!  Let's start a list of ideas we all can do to pay less taxes!  I heard someone on the podcast recently just briefly say "Learn to live on pre-tax money." And I haven't been able to get that out of my head since...

Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...