For many years, I've wanted to become an agent, but I've never really had the opportunity to follow through with that desire. Originally, I started trying to get a license in California because I lived there, but the ...

I'd like to apologize in advance as this is going to be long winded.  But I felt it was necessary to effectively communicate where I was coming from. 
Ever since I put in an offer on a piece of investment property (m...

Hello everyone!I am a software engineer at Amazon looking to diversify some of my investments into real estate. I have become obsessed with learning everything I can about real estate through biggerpockets. Currently ...

I’m in San Diego. My goal with purchasing a property is to reduce my rent to 2k or less/month while starting my real estate portfolio.  I plan to hold the property indefinitely and to eventually refinance it for a dow...

Hi,I should first say that I am brand to real estate investing but I am ready to get started. I am particularly interested in buy and hold and rehab out of state (I live in San Francisco). Anyone doing this that would...

Experienced developers (or underwriters) of large multi-units or commercial deals:  What do you think are the most important factors when analyzing deals that are close to execution (i.e. past entitlement phase)?  I'v...

Don’t get stuck on sideline too long – likely will be a 10-15% reduction, not a 50% reduction like 08-09
Reasons why:
Total market leverage was just 42% of mortgaged homes’ values — the lowest number on record.Wall ...

I've been told that the IRS requires you to depreciate a residential rental even if it is in an IRA but you do not get to take the deduction. And, I'm told that you recapture the depreciation at 25% when you sell the ...

I am typically very conservative when it comes to taking on debt and over-leveraging myself.  But I can't help but think about the currency inflation the Federal Reserve and government have been pushing the past few d...

With more and more companies moving towards remote employees and eCommerce stores, how will commercial property owners pivot as vacancies rates increase nationwide?(Obviously WeWork is not the solution)