In today's post, I want to use experience I've had in two fields that I really love: databases and real estate. Specifically, with databases I want to go over new techniques using more data and varieties of data as it...

Hello everyone! I’m just starting to educate myself in real estate investing. It feels like there is so much I don’t know that I need to learn. It’s hard to know where to start. Then each topic seems to have so much c...

I ran across this article this morning on Business Insider.  It is painted with broad strokes, but it still has some data that could be troubling or encouraging depending on which side of the fence you sit.  I just wa...

This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.

When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...

I thought I'd start a thread on trading. If it garners enough interest maybe we can get an off topic trading forum going. I've learned there are not many trading sites out there nearly as fun as biggerpockets.

I bec...

I have a foreclosure that I am seriously considering buying for a rental. My concern is the bathroom has a window in the shower.  I was planning on gutting the bathroom and doing a complete remodel.  I thought I could...

I have talked about markets correcting for quite some time (actually began posting more in anticipation of a my fears of us spiraling into a depression like crisis). Here and here are two of the previous forum posts w...

After hearing about some crazy success stories (or what I consider success stories) on having tenants stay for 15 - 20 years, it got me wondering.

What's your #1 tip for finding a tenant that will stay in for...