I've been searching for my first investment for some time now. I am going back and forth between buying a single family home versus a multi family unit. For a first time buyer, what do you think is the best option? Th...

Just got an offer accepted for my first rental investment in Birmingham area code 35125. The property is recently renovated, 1800 sq ft, 4bed 2 bath.
I am looking to get some help on pricing this rental. My guess is ...

My wife just forwarded me the distressed property report from our Portlandia MLS system.09% of all listings are short sales  Less than 2% are bank owned  9 thousand listings.... that leaves only 180 bank owned in the ...

This came up as a suggested link on a story I was reading, courtesy of the Chicago Tribune and Amy Dickinson:(http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/askamy/ct...)Dear Amy: My husband and I rented our house to friend...

Hello,It's been ~3 months since I read BiggerPockets' The Book on Rental Property Investing and, with interest rates being so low, I'm trying to enter a decent house-hacking deal as I move away from NYC. I'd want to l...

1. Do you believe that the appreciation we have seen in the past (1990 - 2010) will continue in the future (2010 - 2030)? For example, markets that tripled in value like the LA market ($250k median home price to $750k...

Ever heard of the tale of the frog in boiling water?  The frog is content in the water, and as the heat rises, he's content to remain in the water.  Until it reaches such a point that he can't get out of the water, an...

This post was seven years in the making. My intention is not to boast but to inspire and share the significant impact that BiggerPockets, especially Joshua Dorkin and Brandon Turner, have had on my life.

I first en...

 I want to get into this now. I want this to be my profession. I dont have any money, only debt, and I know conservative minds would tell me to keep working my job until I had some money saved and debt paid but that w...

I am thinking of getting into multi-family specially 4plex to start with. I wanted to go local but the price tag too high in Dallas, TX area. If I go within 4-5 hr drive I can find better deals. Although I will be giv...