Metro-Level Summary: June 2022 from Redfin 
The table below measures pending sales that fell out of contract as a percentage of overall pending sales, and is sorted from highest to lowest. A metro must have had at le...

Good afternoon bigger Pocket family! I been so busy building that I haven’t had a moment to come back on here and update you all. I hope this post finds many of you well and persevering!
Two years since ...

My circumstances (by choice) have me staying where I currently live another 4 years or so.  Multi-family homes (if any are even available) are through the roof, as are taxes, and it's very competitive.My goal at this ...

This is a monologue, but I'm interested to see reactions. I've been mulling over a number of high level things, and think that economic reality in 2022 is very different than people (media, left, right, etc.) perceive...

One of the most common questions newbie real estate investors ask is:"I am a newbie and I want to raise private money to buy deals. How can I do it?"I will answer it using my personal experience. I started investing i...

Lots of noise in the market, making me nervous.Noise 1 ) bye bye dollar, buy buy gold. * Gold has hit 5-year high. * Will dollar continue to weaken? I see quite a few propellants fueling it: oil dollar position is bei...

Background: The economy is on a tear, but trees don't grow to the sky.  At some point, it will over-extend and go into recession when financial commitments default.Last time, the trigger was a default on home mortgage...

A serious question indeed! 
We all watch videos, read books, and attend seminars.. Right? We love it in fact! You could probably answer that question rather quickly without much thought (especially if you are a seaso...

BP contributors:
I for one believe we're not going to see a real estate crash anytime soon, and I firmly believe in the power of pessimistic thinking. But I'm also not wholly ignorant of all the aspects of this busin...