I often here people say as a newbie learn your market first. As a newbie what is the best ways to get familiar with your market? Who should One talk to? What should one do or look for? Or would you study specific areas?

I am planning to move to Dallas. I will be working near Denton. I will appreciate if you recommend a good neighbourhood with good school district. My son will join an elementary school. 

Hello BP folks,
I live in Seattle and looking for my first investment property in Texas or Florida. I'm mostly focusing on SFH or 2-4 unit multi-family with a 450k budget. I need help with tools/websites used by othe...

Good morning BPers!
Is anyone familiar with the market in Golsboro NC?
I'm seeing a lot of SFH under 100k and some even under 50k. A lot of these don't seem to need a lot of work or really any at all. I'm just looki...

Other than the ARV (after repair value), does area have any impact on your flip strategy?  For example, what changes in your deal analysis do you make to account for the area's quality?  In addition, what things can I...

I'm looking to buy another small multi (2-4 unit). I'm debating markets (Chicago and STL) as well as individual neighborhoods / areas within those markets. I hear the BP podcasts reference interesting data points like...

Hi guys we are moving to Texas and I'm going to start investing in real state but because we know nothing about flipping houses or wholesaling we are buying a primary staying for a year and rent it out as soon as we a...

Hello BiggerPockets!I just got under contract for a 6-plex with a reputable turn-key company who is very active on BiggerPockets.I ran some numbers and used propstream and vestmap to get an idea of the demographic and...

Hello, my name is Jose Gallegos and I am new to real estate investment and am excited to learn.
My question is how big a factor is crime rate when buying a rental property? I am seeing some great deals when plugging ...