One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...

Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property.  A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago.  I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...

Hey BP!So In my continued research into real estate investing, I came across Turnkey Investing. They offer a lot of positives for the investor who is just starting out or is looking into part-time investing. I know ac...

With just a few weeks left in the year, it's likely that I'll end 2020 having made no purchases. I only began looking in earnest in late October, so I don't feel too bad about it, but I'd love to hear about what YOU p...

As a "cash buyer" I am (or was) on many wholesalers' buyers lists. There is a fairly recent trend where real estate agents/brokers are getting on the "re-wholesale" bandwagon and basically adding on an additional $5k-...

Hey BP,Who's currently buying rental properties? -Are you at all worried about prolonged eviction moratoriums, rent freezes, a second wave or anything else that they are talking about in the media? -Or are you march...

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/11/manhattans-empty-apartments-new-leases-plunge-62percent-in-may.html

“The supply of available rental units continues to accumulate,” UrbanDigs said in its report, which looked at all ...

My dream when I went off to college was to live for free, and achieve the American Dream of owning my own home. In 2007, I bought my first house in Tucson, AZ. I rented out three of the rooms and at 18 years old I was...

Seems some places are better to invest in than others.
Where does the line between profit and risk cross?
50. Rochester, New York - 748 violent crimes per 100,000
49. West Palm Beach, Florida ...

Okay, so this one is a little out there even for me!What on earth could I possibly be talking about?  $3,900 for a real house, not a Barbie doll house right?  Where am I -- Detroit???  (See what I did there Josh, you ...