Every real estate investment involves risk. Some investment properties have substantially more risk than others. Real estate development is generally more risky than purchasing a stable core asset in a large market....

As the title says I am wondering how to compete with all the cash buyers in my area.  One of which owns over 90% of the apartment buildings as well as almost all commercial buildings in town.  He also frequents the ci...

It’s occurred to me that by listening to all the hype put forth about real estate investing by the mentors, gurus, reality TV shows, thinly researched newspaper articles, news reports etc.  that everyone interested in...

Hello everyone in the Canadian real estate world. I'm here to start a discussion on what everyone here thinks is going to happen to the markets here in Canada(more concerned about Ontario but don't want to leave anyon...

I have a lot of residential market data for California and recently put this together, quite shocking!Developer #1 & #2 are competitors who both buy projects at a 20% estimated return level. They do the same fix &...

So, let me just say, this market is nuts! My boyfriend and I have been actively searching for properties and submitting offers and we don't get picked. Our realtor who also invests in real estate has helped us submit ...

Hello BP Community!,I am a 27 year old Project Engineer working in the construction industry in San Francisco Bay Area, covering areas from San Jose, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Oakland and San Francisco. I have researc...

BP Friends! I'm Dave Meyer -- the data guy around BiggerPockets. We're expanding how we use data both onsite, and in our podcast, youtube, blog, and other content. It's really exciting! At least for me it is, and I ho...

So, let's say you have an amount of money sufficient that you can buy a nice diversified portfolio of tax liens in a handful of states (live and online bidding Counties). What do you think the return potential would ...