Economic Update
(Monday, March 29, 2021)
This pandemic has really exposed the fault lines in our workforce demographics. It has exposed the divide between those who can work from home and those who can’t (deemed e...

Bee Hive,I would love to hear some thoughts/suggestions on where my wife and I should do our next vacation rental.  We have owned long term rentals for quite some time and recently bought a vacation rental in Fort La...

How do you manage snow removal and expectations?By far, this is my biggest headache as a landlord. We’re on our second snow removal company and neither have been great, but it is so hard finding someone who is insured...

My husband and I are new to Bigger Pockets and have been wanting to own an STR and Bed and Breakfast in the future.  We have goals of obtaining and running 3 STR's within 5 years or less as we both work full time, and...

I am new to the site, and I am trying to get involved as many discussions as my experience allows me.  I saw the, "Success Story" heading, and a deal from 2009 or 2010 popped right into my head.  I had been involved i...

Hey BPZillow seems like it could be a very useful tool for searching for real estate and gleaning a blind estimate for locations value and rental income.My question is, just how accurate are these "Zestimates"? Especi...

Wells Fargo recently put out a report detailing the correlation between the inversion of the 10yr vs 1yr Treasury and predicting recessions. What they found was that when the yield curve inverted for the 10yr vs the 1...

Hello everyone,My wife and I are new to investing, and we are considering house hacking. We have been looking at 3 and 4 units in Baltimore and DC. However, I have been thinking that it might be better to buy a home a...

Hi All,My husband and I are in beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico and are currently in the process of buying a home. Here's the details:It's a 3 x 2 home, in a beautiful neighborhood called La Cascada about 15 minutes walking f...

A house I'm considering purchasing has a pest problem, and there are a lot of rodent droppings in the garage and attic. If I go through with purchasing it, I'm planning to hire a pest control company to get rid of the...