Greetings and Happy New Year, fellow Bigger Pockets members! I am looking to network with anyone in the residential real estate investing food chain throughout Texas and Florida, and would be especially delighted to c...

I was in the building department yesterday and the clerks there told me that they have seen a big increase in building permits issued this month (a big increase from zero might not be much, but certainly better than n...

I currently own all my properties under my name and just created an llc.  I also have an s corp for my two restaurants.  Can I keep using my s corp for everything or do I have to use a seperate entity?  Am I able to t...

With everyone and their mother buying up STRs, what is the proper way to assess the asset without overpaying for it.  Numbers from 2021 and 2022 net income will be more difficult to get going forward with increased su...

Hey all - Thought I'd throw this out there.....One of our places is fully booked - but on weekends only. It has been booked every single weekend of the entire year. And that is great! However, we really need to get th...

Economic Update
(Monday, April 5, 2021)
Given the news from the labor, real estate, and manufacturing sectors, it's no surprise that “Consumer Confidence” in the U.S. has increased to the highest level since the b...

What is your definition of Commercial Real Estate? I know many on BP consider Multi Family to be commercial R.E. Others believe that it's any real estate used for "business" purposes, still others consider any propert...

I'm a newbie and still learning how to analyze/compare different areas. I have local lists of Absentee Owned Homes, Paid Off Mortgages, Recently Flipped Homes, etc. for every neighborhood in a particular city (I'm us...

My wife and I located a "FSBO" home and called on it. The seller is not the owner, he's acting as the agent, but not licensed by the state (he admitted that). He says he brings buyers and sellers together for a fee....