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Diane G. If you are buying when unemployment is 4%, you are buying trouble
11 October 2017 | 192 replies

I googled the unemployment history of US, and here is the chart... Out of the past 65 years, maybe 10 saw unemployment at around 4%....All other 55 years were higher.... If you are buying RE in today's enviroment when...

James G. Is Buying a home for idiots?
9 January 2018 | 198 replies

Hi BP. I’ve heard a lot of real estate investors, including Grant Cardone, say that buying a home is one of the worst financial decisions you can make. What is everyone’s thoughts in this matter?

I know that house ha...

Brad Larsen How Can a Management Company Succeed in Managing AirBnB Rentals?
23 September 2017 | 10 replies

With the upward trending of AirBNB and VRBO, I am looking into finding out more about how a management company can turn the management of those types of units, and those types of investors, into a viable business mode...

Amy Raye Rogers What is the most under realized opportunity in real estate today?
4 August 2021 | 147 replies

It seems like so many clients and friends I talk to want to get started in real estate investing.  With all the accessible information (including from platforms like BP) interest is higher than ever.My question is sim...

Steve Dove VRBO- Forcing your hand to online bookings.
17 July 2017 | 21 replies

It's been a while since I have posted, as like you, I have been busy. I wanted to get some of your thoughts on the recent changes that VRBO / Homeaway have made, which forces property owners to use their online bookin...

David Song Why to avoid < 50 k properties
2 July 2018 | 338 replies

If a house sells 50 k and rent for 1000, it meets 2% rule. But actually I think it is not necessarily a good investment.

Assuming SFR, 1500 sf, 3 be 2 ba, in small Midwest town. Move on ready. 30 years old. No renov...

29 July, 2015
BiggerPockets Podcast 133: Scaling Your Business From Scratch to $50 Million in Assets with Jason Cohen

How does a new real estate investor go from zero properties to over 1,000 units in under a decade? Through careful scaling! That’s the topic on today’s BiggerPockets Podcast with guest Jason Cohen, an investor who has...

Joe Garvin Has anyone on BP used Evolve Vacation Rentals
24 September 2019 | 29 replies

Hi Everyone,We are closing on a vacation rental on Hutchinson Island, Ft Pierce Florida 1st week in December and have been talking to the folks from Evolve Vacation Rentals.  They charge a flat rate of 10% and list on...

Ryan Smith Professional Management on a Short-Term Rental?
18 January 2018 | 31 replies

Hey Folks, I'm sure the answer varies by market and experience, but I wanted to see what advice some of you may have when considering professional management and STR. Here is the situation: I am purchasing a 2BR/2BA c...

Thor Sveinbjoernsson You have 6 months to liquidate your assets
26 October 2021 | 380 replies

I’ve been doing a lot of research lately and I wanted to share with you guys what I have found about the correlation between unemployment, delinquencies and housing prices. During the 2008 housing crisis the housing ...