I strongly believe whether or not you use debt or don't use debt to buy real estate, it is important to pay off debt that is not related to your RE investments.   All of that interest your paying is money that could b...

Are bad news, according to nearly every experienced landlord I've seen chime in on these types of threads. However, it seems that many newbie investors (some with even less than my three years experience) like to chim...

As many of you are well aware, I am no fan of RTO or LTO as I believe there are serious legal issues at both state and federal levels involving the concept of both of these being a form of a disguised credit transacti...

This is always a looming question prior to any elections. What will happen in real estate? Will prices continue to slowly rise as they are doing now? Or will prices stagnate or go down?

Please share your opinion on t...

So, I've been browsing the MLS for some weeks, now. I've viewed some decent deals and some great deals, but there's a common trend: I don't have enough money for these deals! I'm curious to hear how the BP community g...

Hi All - 
I plan to write a blog series for the bigger pockets community, and I’m looking for topics that are important to you.  Could you answer these 3 questions to help me?  Thanks for taking the time to leave a r...

How can people pay ever-increasing prices that exceed their income growth (buying or renting)? Why wouldn't they just build somewhere else? Before anyone hurls rocks at me!.. Here's the premise:

High-demand...

Reading through this site has opened my eyes to problems I never thought of. I usually stick to local rental properties. While trying to find a new investment for some cash I needed to put to work, a friend recommende...

I'm looking to better understand how folks who live in CA structure their investment entities that are out of state. I'm looking at some investments in OH and will create a LLC there to own the property, but I can't q...