During the process of educating myself on how to invest in RA, what is the first thing I should know and understand?
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Hi, I'm considering buying a rainbow vacuum (pretty expensive) for cleaning my rentals. Is it a good or bad idea? Other vacuum suggestions? Is it worth investing in this equipment if I'm renting out my houses room by ...
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I’m looking for recommendations on where to find the best data and research regarding various real estate market trends (state and local levels) for residential MF rentals.
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I’m looking for recommendations on where to find the best data and research regarding various real estate market trends (state and local levels) for residential MF rentals.
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Looking for research regarding sale price/sqft, and listing price/sqft in various zip codes within the United States. I believe Trulia had a map that had this information but no longer a functionality. Anyone have use...
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Forgive a simple question -- what tools are available to a non-agent (no direct access to MLS) to determine days on market for recent sales in my area? I'm presently using zillow (E.g., https://www.zillow.com/raleig...
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New investors in Self Storage -- I'm curious what resources folks are using for local market-level research?- they say your market is typically 3-5 mile radius, but I imagine it would be much larger in a less densely ...
Hey yall, I am looking for a small multi family 2-4 unit rental around the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I have a friend on the whole sale side looking for me and he asked if I would be interested in the Dennison market. Do...
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Hi, I’m Heidi and am considering investing in a foreclosure as my first property. I’m running some numbers on foreclosures in my area and want to make sure I’m making an educated investment.What research can be done b...
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Hey everyone on Bigger Pockets!! I was wondering what websites do you guys use to research different markets to know if it's a good place to invest in? I've been kind of struggling with this.