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Situation: Elderly couple facing foreclosure. Will sell me their property "at cost". Have about 50K in e...

Just heard some concerns from Gary Keller about $3T student loan debt outpacing consumer debt at a two to one ratio. Looking at the chart this seems far from healthy. And how can it impact the housing market? Gary say...

Hello everyone, I stumbled upon this site and feel that I will hang here for a long time=) I am diving into new world of REI right now as deeply as I can and BP is full of useful information.I am getting my real estat...

We all know China has been part of the grease that has turned the wheels for worldwide growth for the decades they've maintained double-digit or high-single-digit GDP growth. This is the first time I'm hearing about m...

We just had a discussion with a borrower who sold a house in Los Angeles for $2.5 million to a cash buyer!!! Funding was due last week and the buyer received an email from escrow with wire instructions to send the re...

I'm trying to learn as much information I can about the real estate business. I want to buy property in my hometown Chicago and flip it. Any suggestions that could help a beginner?

Hey BiggerPockets!I wanted to take a moment to share my first real estate investing success story!  I recently completed a full renovation on a condo that I plan to refinance and rent.  The project served as a great l...

Hi Everyone,I've already posted elsewhere but thought I'd say hi anyway. So far I am loving bigger pockets and the community is so responsive, its really great. I've just starting searching for my first purchase which...

I may have a deal on rental property but what is the law on it? I'd rather be prepared for the landlord just in case he/she does not know the law yet, including myself.thanks!

I grew up in Holyoke, MA, 20 minutes from Springfield MA where a brand new casino is scheduled to open sometime this year. I am fond of buying my first property (so far thinking multi family) in Holyoke to stay local ...