I've been listening to @Scott Trench's new book, Set for Life, recently.  Scott discusses the concept of dollar-cost averaging a bit as it relates to investing in index funds.  This makes a lot of sense to me and I've...

I understand that any stock market discussion would be frowned upon within the Bigger pockets community as many may perceive the equities market as a loser's game. Since my early 20s, I've always been fascinated by un...

Hi Everybody!I'm a 36 year old Chicago born and raised sales rep looking to get started in the real estate investing space.  My wife and I moved to Colorado 3 years ago and currently reside in Green Mountain Lakewood....

Hey you guys, as I mentioned in my last post I’m about to graduate in 11 days. I have a sales job lined up that sounds absolutely miserable but pays 70K a year...I know that eventually I’ll be looking to invest in pro...

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I am looking to find a multifamily complex, about 25-75 units or so. Class C+/B-. As I am looking at where to invest, I have been trying to understand real estate cycles and am struggling somewhat. Pe...

I try to stay on top of urban trends.

Rising home prices "decrease income mobility and ultimately hurt the U.S. economy," reports Nicole Goodkind in this article:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/49551180

Jane Jacobs noticed...

When structuring a syndication deal geared towards apartment building acquisitions with a value-add strategy, how do General Partners make their money? More specifically, how does the smallest General Partner (1.5%-2....

You may have seen my other posts in here related to a small mobile home park with 1 ranch home and 5 mobile homes.
I have been waiting on the information regarding the septic design of this property for months. I hav...

When multifamily investors talk about 1.90X, or 1.65X equity multiple, are they basically saying that if they acquired the property for $20MM, they will sell it for $38MM, or 33MM? Or what exactly does it mean?

As I "run the numbers" to estimate the cashflow potential of a property, a sticking point for me has always been accurately representing the Vacancy Rate and the Repairs/Maintenance costs. The Vacancy Rate is somethin...