Hello Everyone,I took a hiatus from studying REI and from Biggerpockets, but I'm glad to say I am back and ready to go! My wife and I are currently going through the pre-approval process to buy our first property. We ...

Vacation rentals in the Palm Springs area have become a hot button topic over the past several years as it has been in many other communities. Palm Springs and it's neighboring towns are hot areas for vacationers. Des...

which is the better option, assuming you have the cash? what advantages do you get from buying with cash and then refinancing after?i'm mainly interested in this approach because, from what i've read, it allows you to...

Just heard some "official" of the Tea Party bunch saying that they were responsible for the cleaning of the house and that the Republicans will need go along with them!

She was saying there would be no compromise to ...

I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble.  I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...

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Apparently the teleprompter didn't make the facts and figures clear enough.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/49982712.html

Thank god they figured out they were wrong after t...

Economic Update
(Monday, May 10, 2021)
Are you making love less? I thought so. Apparently you’re not alone. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of babies born in the U.S. dropped by ...

Low interest rates, favourable exchange turn U.S. into hotspot
EVEN FOR INVESTORS IN CENTRAL CANADA, WHERE THE METROPOLISES OFFER DIMINISHING RETURN ON INVESTMENTS, THE UNITED STATES OFFERS DENSELY-POPULATED MARKETS ...

New to the forum, but not a total newbie. I wanted to hear people's opinion about housing market around Bay. I've been looking into Brentwood, CA which seems to be last area with house prices that make some sense. Mat...