Mason Carter
Bookeeping your income and expenses
Hello All, as I get closer and closer to my first deal (that is to say once one of my many, many offers is accepted) I am in need of some advice of good bookkeeping strategies, tools, programs, etc that you have used ...
Christian I Presant
General Market indicators
Hi can anyone recommend a good website that provides good RE market data and indicators?I'm talking about showing population growth of a certain area, job growth, average salary, average age, history of average home p...
Mike Schorah
Is rental property investing forever doomed?
Rent growth has not kept the pace of home appreciation. - In the largest 588 cities in the U.S., the average (unweighted) cash-on-cash return is -6.5%. - Since the Great Recession 10 years ago, you got a growth rate o...
Account Closed
Had no idea Californians were spiritual
It would be great to actually hear from people renting in the LA metro area regarding the affordability issues, income keeping pace with investor projected rent growth rates and trend in housing prices. Renters feeli...
Bojan Kovacevic
How to tell if your market is in a bubble or not
Something I heard a while ago is that if renting a home is cheaper than buying it in an area, then most likely that area is in a bubble. For example in my area a single family detached home (4 bedroom, 2-3 bathroom...
Kyle J.
Are you wealthy?
Saw this article on MSN Money today: The answer to this question will tell you if you're wealthy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Excerpt from the article:...
Michael Rodriguez
Predatory investors article NYer- Mobile home parks
Howdy Bigger Pockets family,I just want to post a link to this New Yorker article describing the difficulties suffered by residents from predatory investment firms some hedge funds, and smaller investors perhaps.I won...
Think it’s too late for early retirement? Do you feel like just because you’re in your late thirties, forties, or fifties, FIRE doesn’t make sense for you? Well, think again because today’s guest defied the odds by re...
Nikki Closser
HELP US! No rent to be paid for more than 6 months in Seattle!
Seattle passed a bill that extends eviction protection for renters for 6 more months. So, basically you don’t have to pay rent for 6 months AFTER the city reopens. This could absolutely wipe out small time landlords l...
Anthony Testino
Going cheap isn’t going smart, or is it?
After 16 years of being in business its safe to say that going cheap isn’t always a smart move. Theres a difference between looking high and low for the most rock bottom prices from contractors that God him self could...