Backstory: I moved into a house about 4 years ago that was not lived in and in pretty bad shape (but in a good neighborhood in the hollywood hills). I made a verbal agreement with the owner (a family friend) to fix it...

Newbie here. I live in Colorado but I'm priced-out of the Front Range, so I've been looking at properties in my hometown in Iowa. There are nice looking single family houses for reasonable prices. The cash flow works ...

Looking to make an offer on my first rental property. It is a two bedroom, one bath condo unit in Oak Lawn, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Neighborhood is a nice, middle class area.

Listed as short sale on ...

I am looking to buy my first property within the next few months but I've heard several real estate investors say that it's a terrible time to buy because of peak prices.  That I should wait at least until after the e...

Hi everyone!  I'm new here to the Bigger Pockets forum.  (In fact, this is my first post!)  I'm really interested to see what expert advice I can obtain from the many real estate investors here.I have been fortunate i...

Hi everyone,
New investor from California looking into deciding which market to start off in. I've narrowed my search down to Detroit, MI or Greensboro, NC. Two very different markets.
I would love some input from t...

Hi,I am looking into investment property such as 3 bedroom condo in Milpitas and San Jose downtown area. It appears that Milpitas has  better school but San Jose downtown has better appreciation up-side as BART will b...

Newbie to this forum and hoping to get some insight from all of you experts!I have a rental property in Dublin/Pleasanton area and am wondering if I should sell and 1031 exchange it to a property in a more prime are...

Hi,I’m currently renting in Los Angeles and I hate having to pay rent because I feel like I’m throwing money out the window. But with the salary that I make and the area I want to live in, I can only afford to buy a 1...

Recently I set a goal to buy a duplex and try house hacking with an FHA loan. My current situation is that I am renting a house from my parents. They asked me if I wanted to buy that instead, either purchase would be ...