The purpose of your real estate photos is to create enough interest in a prospect's mind to cause them to call, tour the house or attend an open house.  Bad photos mean that most buyers will, as the kids say these day...

Hi all,I've been mostly invested in stocks / ETFs so far and only recently been approached by a friend looking for LPs in a syndication deal. Looking at the IRR of 13%, it's seems to be almost equivalent to average ex...

Hi BiggerPockets community,I just started my research into real estate syndication as an investment vehicle for passive investors. My goal is to learn as much as I can from all the pros in the community and make my fi...

Hello Everyone : My name is Amit and I am a newbie from northern Atlanta burbs. I am excited to be part of the Bigger pockets community and amazed to find awesome experts here who share their experiences and wealt...

It might not feel like a jobs boom to many, but damn! Does it get much better than this!?Check out the historical unemployment charts for the United States, California, San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.. Some i...

Based on your experience, what are the best cities to invest in the next couple of years?The city i live in (los angeles) is overpriced and most of investments i've seen lately do not make any sense; i'm therefore com...

Make Sure You Get This One Right
By Niels C. Jensen

There are those who sweat over every decision, worrying about how it will affect their lives and investments. Then there is the school of thought that we should f...

My day started with getting ready for a trip tomorrow to Cancun. Fun, excitement and grand kids.... Then, I made the mistake of reading news reports and picking up the USA Today.
Front Page headline article "Cit...

I just moved into a new place (I'm renting) at an amazing price. From my knowledge gained on these awesome forums, and of the local market in general I knew that my landlord had to be hemorrhaging cash on this rental...

I live in California and am interested in purchasing my first investment property in an A or B neighborhood in one of the above states, ideally under $300k. Does anyone have recent experience in markets in any of thes...