Welcome to the first 2014 East Bay Meetup!

The last meetup in Oakland was a great exchange, so time for another one! Please post on this forum instead of the old one if you plan to attend, so I can get a ba...

If you had the capital, would you wait for the correction or still invest now?I understand local markets will drive the ultimate decision, but it feels like every market I look:1) unemployment is through the roof in t...

Instead of becoming an HML, I'm looking for innovative ways to lend money or finance flips and other real estate projects. After reading a couple posts on the topic, my wheels are turning. Forming a Series LLC or an...

This is a general question... Do you think solar is worth it, for an area like a desert with plenty of sun and hot summers (AC blasting) raking up big electricity bills? But also more specific... Would you think that ...

I was just doing taxes for 2018 and have noted something peculiar, most of my properties I self-manage. So I do pay monthly PITI and HOA fees. Then there are repairs, occasional utilities, and of course depreciation d...

Good morning BP members. I am actively seeking to make connections with those who have successfully transitioned from active ownership to more passive real estate investing. I have been on an information bender as I ...

I'm Tanesha from Florida the sunshine state. I have been looking into investing for quite some time and have found some mentorship opportunities that all want a outrageous fee. However, they have sense talked to me an...

Hey All --After many months of work, the New BiggerPockets is now here!If you're on the old site, click the link at the top orange bar and you can start using it today or go to http://beta.biggerpockets.comWe've got a...

I am tired of reading about real estate investors seeking advice on where they should incorporate or how they should structure their entities for anonymity. Anonymity is NOT asset protection.  To lay it out as simply ...

Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy).  Property taxes are already high, but ...