Hello everyone- Please keep in mind- that this post is of my opinion only, based on my knowledge of the US economy and real estate markets. Now, this discussion about a bubble and a crash in the real estate market has...

It seems as if a large number of buy and hold investors try to use the 50% rule for their rental properties. I myself think the rule makes perfect sense and that is what I use also.

I would like to get everyone's o...

I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...

A recent article that I wrote on the BP blog received some criticism because I suggest that a 401(k) is one of the best ways to increase your net worth.This strategy was criticized by a couple of readers and I thought...

So I am looking for a new general contractor and/or subs to make sure I have a back-up and a back-up to the back-up if need be for my projects that need rehab.I vet the ones that seem like a good fit from as many reso...

All of our rental agreements are month to month. To incentivize people to stay longer, we charge a move in fee that can be added forwards the refundable deposit if they stay over a year. Example: rent is $1000, move i...

How many of you are aware of your personal balance sheet? While, I don't worry about pennies, I do track my balance sheet.

A personal balance sheet is slightly different than a business balance sheet.

Major Elemen...

My first attempted deal in REI turned into a bust yesterday as the seller failed to perform. I'm hoping to field some advice from the biggerpockets crowd on how to handle this situation. It's a bit of a long post (sor...

Hi everyone! I've searched the forums for this topic but haven't found anything really from more recently than about 5 years ago. I am a new investor living in the US. My ultimate goal is to own properties in the US, ...