Personally, I think the smartest person in the room, is the notes investor. Why? Deals need money, money needs security, and security needs yield. Within the activity of real estate for the purposes of ROI I would muc...

I read some topics in the last couple of days talking about buying in lower income neighborhood. I am a little confused. What makes an area a war zone? It is strictly the crime rate in the area or does the average inc...

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<<<<<Warning long post ahead>>>>>>My name is Madeleine and I was born and raised in Southern California. I am slightly new to BP, but have been lurking f...

Hi Everyone!I am new to bigger pockets and looking to network with people on the north east side of the country to get to understand real estate better.I am very interested in flipping at this time, and I have the goa...

Utah's tax deed auctions are coming up and I was wondering if anyone who has been to them and could give me some insight.  I live in Arizona and we do tax liens here and I'm only interested in raw land and want the de...

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I'm Bill from San Diego.  I've made a goal to purchase my first real estate investment this year.  I'm still learning about different strategies, markets, etc. from podcasts, books, and the learni...

Before I get Started. @Joshua Dorkin

@Karen Margrave suggested that I @mention her, you, Will Barnard, J Scott, and Jon Klaus for a diary that I'm going to do on BiggerPockets for our first venture...

So apparently The Coke Can Multiplier is some sort of a hotel valuation technique that can drastically send the wrong message about the value of a property. Do hotel owners really use this to buy and sell property? Th...

Some recent stats128 Homes Valued at $25M or more (one unit sold at $100M last month)It seems like out of nowhere, people in NYC are all of a sudden paying completely nonsensical prices for housing.  And this is only ...

Hello Bigger Pockets! My name is Brad Semenoff and I am a relative newbie when it comes to real estate investing. I say relative because I was lucky enough to keep our first townhouse as a rental unit when my wife an...