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It seems every 'financial freedom' or 'financial independence' podcast and blog recommends people to own real estate to attempt to get cash flow out of it. But how long can this continue? Property values have risen ...
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BiggerPockets! I work at BP and I'm working on building a landing page for Los Angeles. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in the city? What makes it so wonderful? Would you tell others to inves...
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In the world of business and entrepreneurship, we've all heard it.....don't listen to those gurus. Beware of the guru. That guru is a crook! My question is: how do you spot a real estate guru? I'm not sure what quali...
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I could be wrong but it feels like in general PM companies aren't very active on BP. Also one of the biggest pain points for successful rental investing seems to be PM. It seems really weird they aren't more active.I ...
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This trend has been growing increasingly, but it's actually hurting most new investors. I've read so many posts from people in their early 20s talking about getting out of the rat race before they are even in it. Mayb...
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Maybe I'm just going through a little grumpy fit and being melodramatic, but are any other Oregon landlords, particularly Portland area so far, getting to their breaking point yet of how far you can be pushed by polit...
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Hello BP,I have been looking into investing in Cleveland Ohio for a few months now and have been researching neighborhoods to begin in. Today, I came across this article about the most distressed cities in america and...