Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...

A little over 3 years ago, we initiated a system on the site called 'influence'. This
Influence System was designed to reward those users who engage and give back to BiggerPockets.

At first, the system was lauded al...

Hello BP Community,
How do you evaluate selling a property that has appreciated 6 figures vs. keeping it as a rental? 
Purchased a place to live in 2014 297K, could sell for $415,000 in todays market within a month....

Do you ask applicants for their current landlord's contact info? I do, but never call. A few years back I was put in an impossible spot. I was evicting a rotten couple, not an easy thing in NJ but I got lucky, and the...

In the spirit of holiday gift-giving. How many of you here give gifts to your tenants and why? TIA

Economic Update(Monday, January 11, 2021)
We all have our New Year’s resolutions. Most likely your goal is to tackle that extra weight, run that extra m...

Economic Update(Monday, March 8, 2021)
Mortgage rates have been on an upward climb this year, with stronger ...

Hey there BP,I've been considering purchasing a multi-unit (2-4) in the St. Louis area for some time. It appears that one can expect a decent cash on cash return of 12-15% in the area, which is MUCH greater than what ...

I live in a town where one side of the railroad tracks is "good" and the other is "bad". The majority of  my town are renters and there is a fair amount of mobile homes. I'm a Dave Ramsey listener and he is totally ag...

Looking to start investing in January, 2017 in buy-and-hold rentals with an investor group. I want to create my own LLC which will buy into the LLC that owns each property. I'm looking for form LLC in Kentucky. A f...